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Aldan Shield (Emeldzhak), Russia

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: phlogopite, diopside, apatite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: phlogopite skarn deposits

Aldan phlogopite deposits documented in Russian mineralogical literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote Siberia, harsh climate

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