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Rockhounding in Himachal Pradesh

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Himachal Pradesh currently has 105 sourced map records in this explorer. Himachal Pradesh has a diverse, source-backed mineral-locality network. The state Geological Wing documents beryl, tourmaline, kyanite, lithium, magnesite, baryte, rock salt, silica/quartzite, iron, gold and many other occurrences, while current IBM records show limestone and rock salt as the principal reported minerals. The explorer keeps mines, old workings, exploration targets and protected terrain separate from ordinary locality context.

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105mapped localities
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36status not confirmed
69viewing/protected

Materials documented in Himachal Pradesh

Kyanite 19 Pegmatite 13 Dolomite 13 Pyrite 12 Limestone 11 Gneiss 11 Beryl 10 Schist 10 Quartz 9 Quartzite 9 Copper 9 Malachite 8 Tourmaline 7 Gold 7

Why Himachal Pradesh has Himalayan gem pegmatites, rock salt, baryte and base-metal belts

Higher-Himalayan metamorphic and granitic belts in Kinnaur, Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti host beryl, tourmaline and kyanite-bearing pegmatite/schist occurrences. Lesser-Himalayan carbonate and sedimentary belts contain major limestone, Sirmaur baryte and Mandi rock salt, while structurally controlled zones in Kullu preserve historic copper-silver workings and river systems record small placer-gold occurrences.

Himachal Pradesh Geological Wing — Mineral Resources of Himachal Pradesh ↗

Mapped locality guides

Morang Kyanite–Beryl OccurrenceKyanite, Beryl, StauroliteCollecting status not confirmedTirung Kyanite–Beryl OccurrenceKyanite, Beryl, StauroliteCollecting status not confirmedRibba Greenish-Blue Beryl PegmatiteBeryl, Pegmatite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedPangi Beryl Pegmatite AreaBeryl, Pegmatite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedAkpa Beryl Pegmatite AreaBeryl, Pegmatite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedRakchhan Tourmaline PegmatitesTourmaline, Pegmatite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedChhitul Tourmaline PegmatitesTourmaline, Pegmatite, QuartzCollecting status not confirmedKhokpea Nala–Shangi Tourmaline SchistTourmaline, Graphite, QuartziteCollecting status not confirmedSara Umga Thach Beryl–Tourmaline–Garnet AreaBeryl, Tourmaline, Garnet, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedPando Seo Thach Beryl–Tourmaline AreaBeryl, Tourmaline, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedMantalai Beryl–Kyanite AreaBeryl, Kyanite, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedMunni Thach Beryl PegmatitesBeryl, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedPiangniru Thach Beryl PegmatitesBeryl, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedTanti Thach Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, Gneiss, SchistCollecting status not confirmedTapru Thach Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, Schist, GneissCollecting status not confirmedOri Age Thach Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, Schist, GneissCollecting status not confirmedTang Khol Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, Schist, GneissCollecting status not confirmedChini Gohru Thach Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, Schist, GneissCollecting status not confirmedBakar Kiara Khol Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, Schist, GneissCollecting status not confirmedBakerbihal Khol Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, GneissCollecting status not confirmedBhagon Thach Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, GneissCollecting status not confirmedRatiruni Thach Kyanite OccurrenceKyanite, GneissCollecting status not confirmedEast Kalga Thach Kyanite SchistKyanite, Quartz-Mica SchistCollecting status not confirmedBhalingach Thach Kyanite SchistKyanite, Quartz-Mica SchistCollecting status not confirmedTunda Bhuj Thach Kyanite SchistKyanite, Quartz-Mica SchistCollecting status not confirmedUmga Thach Tourmaline PegmatitesTourmaline, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedSamsi Thach Tourmaline PegmatitesTourmaline, PegmatiteCollecting status not confirmedThanpattan Kyanite ZoneKyanite, MetasedimentsCollecting status not confirmedDauksa Ochre OccurrenceOchre, Iron OxidesCollecting status not confirmedNahan Steatite OccurrenceSteatite, TalcCollecting status not confirmedSirmaur Tal Clay OccurrenceClayCollecting status not confirmedRati Kharak Clay OccurrenceClayCollecting status not confirmedKalidhang Clay OccurrenceClayCollecting status not confirmedKehdi ka Dhar Garnet AreaGarnet, Mica SchistCollecting status not confirmedSuketi Fossil ParkFossils, Siwalik Sandstone, Siwalik ClayReference / viewing onlyAsrau Talc-Schist OccurrenceTalc, Steatite, SchistCollecting status not confirmedIdpa Talc-Schist OccurrenceTalc, Steatite, SchistCollecting status not confirmed

Access and collecting rules

Himachal Pradesh combines Himalayan beryl, tourmaline and kyanite pegmatite localities with Sirmaur baryte and iron, Mandi rock salt, Chamba magnesite, silica/quartzite, placer/primary gold contexts and Kullu copper-silver workings. Geological occurrence does not establish a public collecting right; active/historic mines, old workings, exploration areas, protected landscapes and strategic/sensitive mineral contexts are reference-only unless access is independently established.

Himachal Pradesh Geological Wing — Mining Rules & Mineral Regulation ↗

Dataset last reviewed: September 6, 2026. Coordinates are reference points; some mineral databases warn that locality coordinates may be generalized.

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