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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Swat (Mingora) emerald mines
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Deep green emerald in schist.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Talc-carbonate schist in ophiolite
Pakistan's premier emerald source
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