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West Kalimantan

Landak River diamond gravels

Gem locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Also reported: small diamonds, zircon, corundum.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Alluvial diamond gravels of the Landak drainage worked by Dayak and Malay panners since at least the 17th century

Documented historic Borneo diamond source in Dutch colonial and later geological accounts.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

river work, remote logistics

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