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Taitung, Taiwan

Dulan blue chalcedony diggings

Gem locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Andesite of the Coastal Range carrying seams of sky-blue copper-bearing chalcedony prized since the Japanese era

Taiwan blue chalcedony is documented in gemological literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

steep jungle gullies, typhoon season

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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