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Xinjiang, Bayan-Ölgii Province

Koktokay (Keketuohai) No.3 pegmatite, Altai

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Also reported: spodumene, pollucite from the giant Koktokay pegmatite.

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Why this spot

Permian granite pegmatite (Koktokay/Keketuohai No.3)

One of the world's most famous rare-element pegmatites

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