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Khakassia, Khakasiya Republic

Khakassia / Sayan (nephrite jade)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Green and white nephrite jade boulders.

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

Why this spot

Serpentinite-hosted nephrite

Major Russian nephrite source

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