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Sabaragamuwa, Sabaragamuwa Province
Ratnapura gem gravels (illam)
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Blue sapphire, star sapphire, ruby, spinel, moonstone, zircon in illam gravels.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Quaternary alluvial gem gravel over Precambrian highland complex
The 'City of Gems'; one of the richest gem gravels on Earth
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