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Hazaribagh Pegmatites, India

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: mica, aquamarine.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: mica pegmatites with beryl and aquamarine

The Hazaribagh sector of the Bihar-Jharkhand mica belt is documented for mica, beryl, and aquamarine.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old shafts, pit collapse

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