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Sumjam sapphire mines, Padder

Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sapphire (no legal public access).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

High Himalayan pocket deposit above the Padder valley, source of the classic Kashmir sapphires of the 1880s

Historically famous locality documented since the 19th century in gemological literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

extreme altitudeSecurity zone, avalanche

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