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Orissa (Odisha) iolite / alexandrite belt
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Iolite (cordierite), alexandrite, ruby.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Precambrian khondalite/pegmatite
Eastern Ghats gem province
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