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Pailin

Pailin sapphire

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Also 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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