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Bursa, Bursa Province
Harmancik purple jade quarries
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: purple jadeite rock, epidote.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Jadeite-bearing metasomatic rock marketed as Turkish purple jade, quarried since the 1980s
The Harmancik purple jade occurrence is documented in gemological reports.
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