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Zabaykalsky Krai, Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray

Malkhan pegmatite (tourmaline), Transbaikalia

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: cleavelandite, lepidolite.

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

Why this spot

Granite pegmatite

Russia's premier gem tourmaline pegmatite

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