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Gangwon, Gangwon-do
Chuncheon nephrite mine
Gem locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: white nephrite (buy from mine outlets).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Dolomite-hosted white nephrite worked underground since the 1970s, Korea's only jade mine
Documented in gemological literature on Korean jade.
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