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Iran, Semnan

Baghu, Iran

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: turquoise, limonite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: secondary Persian turquoise

Baghu near Damghan is a documented secondary Persian turquoise occurrence.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Desert heat, remote workings

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