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Shahr-e Babak turquoise mines
Gem locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: turquoise, chrysocolla.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Ancient turquoise workings in altered volcanics near Meduk, second only to Nishapur in Persian lore
Documented in Persian mining tradition and modern gem literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old galleries, desert heat
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