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Rajasthan

Kaliguman emerald mines

Gem locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: emerald, biotite schist matrix.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rajasthan emerald belt workings in biotite schist opened in the 1940s, now largely abandoned pits

Named locality of the Rajasthan emerald belt in Geological Survey of India accounts.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

unstable old pits

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