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Qinghai
Golmud Kunlun jade belt
Gem locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: white and greenish nephrite, jade boulders.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Nephrite seams of the eastern Kunlun feeding the Qinghai white jade trade since the 1990s
Kunlun (Qinghai) nephrite is documented in Chinese gemological standards.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
altitude, desert distances
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