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Spokane Bar / El Dorado Bar Sapphire (Missouri River)

Gem locality Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Montana sapphire (pastel alluvial).

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

Why this spot

Tertiary

Missouri River sapphire fee-dig near Helena.

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