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Bangka Belitung, Bangka-Belitung Islands
Belitung tin fields and satam tektites
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
GoldAlso reported: cassiterite, billitonite tektites.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Granite-fringed tin placers dredged since the 1850s, also the source of black billitonite tektites sold as satam
Documented tin island and the type area for billitonite tektites.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
flooded pits, unstable tailings
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.