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Southeast Asia, Trat
Bo Rai, Trat
Faded ruby boomtown of the Thai-Cambodian gem belt
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: small parcels of local and Cambodian ruby and sapphire in town trading, boomtown streetscape.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: the Bo Rai-Bo Waen area produced significant rubies and occasional sapphires from the 1960s until the deposits were worked out by the 1990s-2000s
Wikipedia (Bo Rai district and Trat province) documents the ruby mining boom and its collapse; today the town is a shadow of the boom years
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Border-area terrainDisused water-filled pits
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.