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Pailin
Pailin sapphire
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: Blue and blue-green sapphire, plus zircon, from basalt-derived gravels..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
Why this spot
Basaltic placer
Historic Cambodian sapphire field.
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