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Bangka Belitung, Bangka-Belitung Islands
Bangka Island tin placers
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cassiterite, ilmenite, zircon, monazite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
The core of the Indonesian tin belt, worked by pits, dredges and unlicensed rafts for two centuries
Extensively documented tin province in mining and environmental literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
deep flooded pits, offshore rafts
Keep exploring nearby
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