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Yingjiang / Tengchong ruby, Yunnan

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

MarblesMarbles
GoldGold

Also reported: Ruby, red spinel, peridot.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Marble-hosted / placer (near Myanmar border)

Chinese extension of the Mogok-type ruby belt

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