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Sakha (Yakutia), Sakha

Mir kimberlite pipe, Yakutia (diamond)

Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Diamond, pyrope, chrome-diopside in kimberlite.

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

Why this spot

Kimberlite pipe

Giant open-pit diamond mine

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