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Chanthaburi

Chanthaburi / Bo Rai sapphire-ruby

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Also reported: Blue, green, yellow sapphire and ruby in basalt-derived gravels.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Cenozoic basalt-related placer

Global sapphire heat-treatment and trading center

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