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West Kalimantan
Landak River diamond gravels
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso 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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