India, Andhra Pradesh
Kollur Mine (Golconda), India
Gem locality Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: diamond.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: historic Golconda diamond gravels of the Krishna River
The Kollur mine along the Krishna River is the historic Golconda diamond source of the Koh-i-Noor era, extensively documented.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
River banks, remote terrain
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