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Tajikistan, Gorno-Badakhshan
Kukurt, Tajikistan
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Opal
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: scapolite, morganite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dpulitzer (CC BY-SA 4.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: scapolite, morganite and hyalite
The Kukurt occurrence in the eastern Pamir is documented for gem scapolite, morganite and hyalite opal.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Extreme altitude, isolation
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