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Panjshir

Panjshir Valley emerald mines

Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Hydrothermal quartz veins in metamorphic rock

Among the world's top-quality emeralds

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