Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Alabashka Pegmatites, Russia
Gem locality Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: lepidolite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: tourmaline gem pegmatites
Alabashka near Murzinka is a famous Ural tourmaline pegmatite area.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old workings, remote
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