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Yunxian / Zhushan turquoise, Hubei

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Blue-green turquoise nodules and veins.

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

Why this spot

Weathered phosphate deposit

Major world turquoise producer

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