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Chhattisgarh
Mainpur diamond field, Payalikhand
Gem locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Clay pipe stemsAlso 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
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.