rockhounding
Southeast Asia
19 researched sites4 legal to collect
Acoje mine area, Santa Cruz, Zambales: ophiolite chromite and PGE blockMineral locality · Permission required
›Anda Peninsula, Pangasinan: rice-field tektite groundsGem locality · Permission required
›Aroroy, Masbate: Ambolong-Panique artisanal goldfieldsGold ground · Restricted
›Bo Rai, Trat: faded ruby boomtown of the Thai-Cambodian gem beltGem locality · Gray area
›Cempaka, Banjarbaru: traditional diamond panning of the Martapura fieldsGem locality · Gray area
›Chanthaburi: weekend gem market and Khao Ploi Waen sapphire hillGem locality · Legal to collect
›Fidelisan, Sagada, Mountain Province: tribal gold panning villageGold ground · Permission required
›Itogon, Benguet: Balatoc Mines tour and Acupan gold districtGold ground · Licence or permit
›Luc Yen, Vietnam: ruby and spinel marble country with its morning gem marketGem locality · Legal to collect
›Luna, La Union: pebble beach of the 'Pebble Capital of the North'Agate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Mabua-Tinago, Surigao City: pebble beach of the ophiolite coastAgate beach or gravel · Gray area
›Mogok, Myanmar: the ruby valley of the Mogok Stone TractGem locality · Restricted
›Novaliches, old Rizal Province: Beyer's rizalite strewn field (historic)Gem locality · Gray area
›Pailin, Cambodia: sapphire hills of Phnom Yat and O TavaoGem locality · Gray area
›Paracale 'Gold Coast', Camarines Norte: Casalugan gold and tektite diggingsGold ground · Gray area
›Ratanakiri, Cambodia: Bokeo blue zircon diggings east of BanlungGem locality · Gray area
›Romblon Island: marble quarries and carving workshopsMineral locality · Permission required
›Sungai Lembing, Pahang: deep tin-mine town, museum and tunnel tourMineral locality · Licence or permit
›Valugan Boulder Beach, Basco, Batanes: look-only volcanic cobblesMineral locality · Prohibited, look only
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