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Karur / Kangayam corundum-sapphire, Tamil Nadu

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Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Sapphire, ruby, iolite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Precambrian pegmatite/placer

South Indian gem-cutting and mining district

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