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Aceh

Beutong idocrase and nephrite, Nagan Raya

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: idocrase (giok Aceh), nephrite, serpentine.

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

Why this spot

River boulders of idocrase and nephrite jade from the Beutong highlands that fed the giok Aceh craze of 2014

Widely reported Indonesian jade rush with material documented by gem labs.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

remote rivers, flash floods

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