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261 researched sites3 legal to collect
Acigol obsidian domesMineral locality · Gray area
›Akchatau, KazakhstanMineral locality · Permission required
›Akdagmadeni lead-silver minesMineral locality · Gray area
›Akenobe tin mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Akhaltsikhe agate fieldsAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Almalyk Cu-Au, UzbekistanMineral locality · Permission required
›Altyn-Tyube / Kentau Pb-ZnMineral locality · Permission required
›Anarak / Nain (Iran) manganese-copperMineral locality · Permission required
›Angouran zinc mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Arakawa / Osarizawa Mine, Akita, JapanMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Ashio Mine, TochigiMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Askana bentonite pitsMineral locality · Permission required
›Baguio / Benguet gold, PhilippinesGold ground · Permission required
›Bakyrchik gold, KazakhstanGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Ban Houayxai, Bokeo, LaosGem locality · Permission required
›Ban Tak petrified forest parkFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Bangka Island tin placersMineral locality · Restricted
›Bastar tin-pegmatites, ChhattisgarhMineral locality · Permission required
›Batagaika crater (megaslump)Fossil site · Restricted
›Batu Hijau mine, SumbawaMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Bawdwin minesMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Belitung tin fields and satam tektitesMineral locality · Gray area
›Besshi copper mineMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Beutong idocrase and nephrite, Nagan RayaGem locality · Gray area
›Beyazaltin meerschaum shaftsMineral locality · Permission required
›Beypazari trona fieldMineral locality · Restricted
›Bihar mica belt (Gaya)Mineral locality · Permission required
›Bo Keo (Ratanakiri), CambodiaGem locality · Permission required
›Bo Keo / Ban Huai Sai zircon, LaosGem locality · Permission required
›Bolkardag mining districtMineral locality · Gray area
›Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island yedoma cliffsFossil site · Restricted
›Bong Mieu gold minesGold ground · Restricted
›Camlidere petrified forestFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Cayeli copper mine areaMineral locality · Restricted
›Changhua / Tianhuang (Fujian) soapstoneMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Chanthaburi / Bo Rai sapphireGem locality · Permission required
›Chanthaburi / Bo Rai sapphire-rubyGem locality · Permission required
›Chiatura manganese plateauMineral locality · Restricted
›Chichibu mine, NakatsugawaMineral locality · Restricted
›Chikiani obsidian mountainMineral locality · Gray area
›Choghart iron mine, BafqMineral locality · Restricted
›Chuncheon nephrite mineGem locality · Restricted
›Cine feldspar quarriesMineral locality · Restricted
›Daha kyanite occurrenceMineral locality · Gray area
›Dak Nong / Central Highlands sapphireGem locality · Permission required
›De'an (Dean) fluorite mine, JiangxiMineral locality · Permission required
›Didipio gold-copper mineGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Dinagat chromite and nickel lateritesMineral locality · Restricted
›Divrigi iron skarnMineral locality · Restricted
›Diyadin travertine and sulfur springsMineral locality · Gray area
›Dulan blue chalcedony diggingsGem locality · Gray area
›Dutlu village jet seamsGem locality · Permission required
›Elahera gem fieldGem locality · Permission required
›Enguri headwater gold placersGold ground · Gray area
›Erdenet Cu-Mo porphyryMineral locality · Permission required
›Ergani copper mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Faynan copper districtMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Ganesh Himal (Chilime) quartz, NepalCrystal locality · Gray area
›Ganesh Himal quartzCrystal locality · Permission required
›Gaurdak sulfur and celestine minesMineral locality · Restricted
›Gedabek gold-copper mineGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Geghasar ridge obsidianMineral locality · Gray area
›Geumjeong / Korean amethyst (Eonyang)Gem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Goderdzi petrified forestFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Golcuk / Isparta (Turkey) volcanic mineralsMineral locality · Gray area
›Golludag obsidian flowsMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Golmud Kunlun jade beltGem locality · Restricted
›Gordes clinoptilolite pitsMineral locality · Restricted
›Goseong dinosaur track coastFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Grasberg district, PapuaMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Gubong gold mineGold ground · Restricted
›Gumushacikoy silver workingsMineral locality · Gray area
›Gumushane silver districtMineral locality · Gray area
›Hakel, LebanonFossil site · Permission required
›Hami gobi agate fieldsAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Harmancik purple jade quarriesGem locality · Permission required
›Harrat Kishb peridot fieldGem locality · Restricted
›Heinda tin mineMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Helan inkstone quarriesMineral locality · Restricted
›Hitachi mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Hjoula, LebanonFossil site · Permission required
›Hjoula: Cretaceous fish fossil quarriesFossil site · Permission required
›Hormuz rainbow islandMineral locality · Gray area
›Huanggang skarn, Inner MongoliaMineral locality · Permission required
›Huqf desert fossil exposuresFossil site · Gray area
›Hutti gold minesGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Hyakule / Taplejung (Nepal) aquamarineGem locality · Gray area
›Ichinokawa Mine, Ehime (stibnite)Mineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Ikuno silver mineMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Ingichka, UzbekistanMineral locality · Permission required
›Ioujima / Naoshima? no - Inakuraishi Mine, Hokkaido (inesite)Mineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Iscehisar marble quarriesMineral locality · Permission required
›Iwami Ginzan silver mineMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Jambi blue amber minesAmber shore · Permission required
›Jegdalek rubyGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Jegdalek ruby-spinel minesGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Jinguashi gold districtGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Kabwe (Broken Hill)Mineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Kahatagaha graphite mineMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Kalba Range, KazakhstanMineral locality · Permission required
›Kali Gandaki shaligram (ammonite), NepalFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Kalimantan (Borneo) diamond, MartapuraGem locality · Permission required
›Kaman fluorite veinsCrystal locality · Permission required
›Kanchanaburi sapphireGem locality · Permission required
›Kara-Oba tungsten depositCrystal locality · Gray area
›Karangsambung geological reserveMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Karur / Kangayam corundum-sapphire, Tamil NaduGem locality · Permission required
›Kasiruta bacan chrysocollaGem locality · Permission required
›Keban lead-zinc-silver minesMineral locality · Gray area
›Kechaldag obsidian, KelbajarMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Kharan / Chagai (Balochistan) copper-gold porphyryMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Khoratpithecus... Phu Kradueng dinosaur sites (Thailand, protected)Fossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Kinta Valley tin fieldMineral locality · Gray area
›Kirka borax open pitMineral locality · Restricted
›Kiura mining districtMineral locality · Gray area
›Kizilcahamam geopark badlandsFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Kizilcaoren fluorite-bastnasite, TurkeyMineral locality · Permission required
›Klawing River pancawarna, PurbalinggaAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Klian Intan tin mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Kodarma (Koderma) mica belt, JharkhandMineral locality · Permission required
›Koktokay (Keketuohai) No.3 pegmatite, AltaiGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Kolar Gold FieldsGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Kosaka kuroko minesMineral locality · Restricted
›Kounrad (Konyrat) Cu porphyry, BalkhashMineral locality · Permission required
›Koytendag dinosaur plateauFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Kuh-e Namak salt dome, QomMineral locality · Gray area
›Kukhilal (Kukh-i-Lal) spinel mine, PamirGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Kumdy-Kol, KazakhstanMineral locality · Permission required
›Kumtor gold mineGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Kunar pegmatites (tourmaline, morganite)Gem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Kure ancient copper minesMineral locality · Restricted
›Kutahya / Emet borate deposits, TurkeyMineral locality · Permission required
›Laiyang dinosaur bedsFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Lake Salda white shoresMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Landak River diamond gravelsGem locality · Gray area
›Lapsa Buru kyanite beltMineral locality · Gray area
›Lebong Tandai gold workingsGold ground · Gray area
›Lepanto mine, MankayanMineral locality · Restricted
›Letpadaung copper mineMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Lower Yana River near KazachyeFossil site · Restricted
›Luc Yen ruby-spinel field, Yen BaiGem locality · Permission required
›Luc Yen ruby/spinelGem locality · Permission required
›Lukhumi realgar minesMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Lyangar scheelite skarnMineral locality · Gray area
›Maddhapara hard rock mineMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Madneuli copper-gold mineMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Mainpur diamond field, PayalikhandGem locality · Restricted
›Makhtesh Ramon, IsraelGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Mamut copper mineMineral locality · Gray area
›Mangyshlak / Ustyurt ammonite steppes (Kazakhstan)Fossil site · Gray area
›Masara gold mine, MacoGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Masirah Island jasper coastAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Mawchi tin-tungsten minesMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Mawi / Laghman pegmatiteGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Mehdiabad zinc depositMineral locality · Restricted
›Mikasa ammonite riversFossil site · Gray area
›Mleiha fossil rock areaFossil site · Restricted
›Mong Hsu rubyGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Mong Hsu ruby mines, Shan StateGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Mount Arteni obsidian flowsMineral locality · Gray area
›Mount Diwata (Diwalwal), Davao de Oro, PhilippinesMineral locality · Permission required
›Murgul copper mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Muruntau gold, UzbekistanGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Muslim Bagh chromite, BalochistanMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Naegi / Toki (Gifu) topaz, JapanGem locality · Gray area
›Nammoura, LebanonFossil site · Permission required
›Narmada River agate gravelsAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Nemrut caldera obsidianMineral locality · Gray area
›Neyshabur (Nishapur) turquoise mines, IranGem locality · Permission required
›Nuristan pegmatitesCrystal locality · Prohibited, look only
›Nuristan pegmatites (tourmaline, kunzite)Gem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Obira Mine, Oita (pyrargyrite/stibnite)Mineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Ohya (Oya) / Utsunomiya zeolitesCrystal locality · Gray area
›Okkampitiya gem fieldGem locality · Permission required
›Okvau gold mineGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Oltu: black jet workshops of ErzurumMineral locality · Open
›Orapa / Jwaneng (Botswana diamond)Gem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Orissa (Odisha) iolite / alexandrite beltGem locality · Permission required
›Otome Mine / Yamanashi (Japan-law twin quartz)Crystal locality · Prohibited, look only
›Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au, South GobiMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Pailin sapphireGem locality · Permission required
›Pailin, CambodiaGem locality · Permission required
›Pamir (Rangkul) clinohumite / scapoliteGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Pamukkale travertine terracesMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Panjshir Valley emerald minesGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Panjshir emeraldGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Panna diamondGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Paracale, Camarines Norte, PhilippinesMineral locality · Permission required
›Penjween ophiolite chromiteMineral locality · Restricted
›Phang Nga tin fieldsMineral locality · Gray area
›Phontiou tin minesMineral locality · Restricted
›Phu Wiang dinosaur bedsFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Pilok tin-tungsten minesMineral locality · Gray area
›Pinarcik diaspore mine, Ilbir MountainsGem locality · Restricted
›Pingtouling mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Quy Chau ruby, Nghe AnGem locality · Permission required
›Rajmahal Traps, JharkhandCrystal locality · Gray area
›Ranong tin districtMineral locality · Gray area
›Ridder polymetallic minesMineral locality · Restricted
›Ruseifa phosphate fossil bedsFossil site · Gray area
›Sakdrisi ancient gold mineGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Salem / Tamil Nadu magnesite-corundumMineral locality · Permission required
›Sangiran fossil bedsFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Sar Cheshmeh copper mineMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Sar-e-Sang lapis lazuliMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Sar-e-Sang lapis lazuli mines, BadakhshanGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Sarigyugh bentonite pitsMineral locality · Permission required
›Sarikamis obsidian flowsMineral locality · Gray area
›Semizbugu corundum localityMineral locality · Gray area
›Sepon mine, VilaboulyGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Shahr-e Babak turquoise minesGem locality · Restricted
›Sile-Agva shingle beachesAgate beach or gravel · Legal to collect
›Sitampundi anorthosite / corundum, Tamil NaduMineral locality · Permission required
›Siwalik Hills fossils, Pakistan/IndiaFossil site · Gray area
›Sotk gold mineGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Spiti Valley ammonites, Himachal PradeshFossil site · Gray area
›Sukabumi / Garut opal, IndonesiaOpal field · Gray area
›Sumjam sapphire mines, PadderGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Sungun Cu porphyry, East Azerbaijan, IranMineral locality · Permission required
›Surigao nickel-chromite, PhilippinesMineral locality · Permission required
›T'boli small-scale goldfieldsGold ground · Restricted
›Takatori tungsten mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Tan Huong ruby mineGem locality · Restricted
›Tavan Tolgoi / Nemegt fossil basinFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Tekeli lead-zinc districtMineral locality · Gray area
›Tergi valley zeolite pocketsMineral locality · Gray area
›Timna Park: ancient copper mines and Eilat stoneMineral locality · Restricted
›Timna, IsraelMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Tinh Tuc tin mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Tirodi manganese minesMineral locality · Permission required
›Toledo copper mines, CebuMineral locality · Restricted
›Tongbei / Yunxiao fluoriteCrystal locality · Prohibited, look only
›Tongbei / Yunxiao, Fujian (fluorite-mica)Mineral locality · Permission required
›Toroku / Kyushu (Japan) arsenicMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Tosham HillMineral locality · Gray area
›Trat / Bo Rai ruby fieldsGem locality · Permission required
›Trenggalek chalcedony hillsAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Trivandrum chrysoberyl gravelsGem locality · Permission required
›Tulungagung marble and onyx districtMineral locality · Permission required
›Uckopru chromite mine areaMineral locality · Gray area
›Uhangri dinosaur tracksiteFossil site · Prohibited, look only
›Ulu Sokor gold mineGold ground · Restricted
›Uludag tungsten mineMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
›Urgup zeolitized tuff quarriesMineral locality · Gray area
›Vasilkovskoye gold mineGold ground · Prohibited, look only
›Wadi Jizzi ancient copper districtMineral locality · Gray area
›Wellawaya gem fieldsGem locality · Licence or permit
›West Java (Pacitan/Wonogiri) agate, IndonesiaAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Wuning (Wushan) stibnite, JiangxiMineral locality · Permission required
›Wynad goldfieldsGold ground · Gray area
›Xihuashan tungsten mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Xilinhot / Dalad agate, Inner Mongolia (Gobi)Agate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Xuan Le aquamarine fieldCrystal locality · Gray area
›Xunke beihong agate groundsAgate beach or gravel · Restricted
›Yanahara pyrite mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Yeonhwa lead-zinc mineMineral locality · Restricted
›Yozgat plateau agate fieldsAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Zambales, PhilippinesMineral locality · Permission required
›Zarshuran gold-arsenic depositMineral locality · Restricted
›Zhezkazgan (Dzhezkazgan) Cu depositMineral locality · Permission required
›Zhoukoudian (Peking Man), ChinaFossil site · Prohibited, look only
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