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Mainpur diamond field, Payalikhand

Gem locality Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: diamond, chrome diopside.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Kimberlite pipes and diamondiferous gravels of the Mainpur field explored since the 1990s

Documented by GSI and diamond exploration companies, with a history of informal digging.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

remote forest, past insurgent activity

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