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Makkah, Mecca Region
Harrat Kishb peridot field
Gem locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: olivine (peridot) xenoliths, basalt bombs.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Young basalt field whose cinder cones carry mantle xenoliths with gemmy olivine
Peridot-bearing xenoliths documented in Saudi Geological Survey studies.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
lava fields, extreme heat, remoteness
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.