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Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Katlang, Pakistan

Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: pink topaz in dolomite

Ghundao Hill at Katlang is the classic documented source of gem pink (sherry) topaz, cited in gem literature.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Steep quarry faces, heat

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