China, Xinjiang
Koktokay No.3 Pegmatite, China
Mineral locality Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: spodumene, lepidolite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: rare-element pegmatite
Famous zoned pegmatite documented for beryl, tourmaline, spodumene and topaz.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote, old open pit
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