India, Odisha
Kalahandi Corundum Area, India
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: ruby, sapphire, alexandrite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: corundum (ruby/sapphire) and alexandrite in metamorphics
Kalahandi is a documented Odisha source of ruby, sapphire, and alexandrite in Geological Survey of India reports and gem literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Pits, remote terrain
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