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Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi / Bo Rai sapphire
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: Blue, green and yellow sapphire and ruby from basalt gravels; major cutting center..
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Why this spot
Basaltic placer
Global center of the colored-stone cutting trade.
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