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Hotan (Khotan) Nephrite, China

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: nephrite jade pebbles.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: nephrite jade (river and lode)

World-famous ancient source of white 'mutton-fat' nephrite from Yurungkash River.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

River terrain, remote, restricted region

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