Vietnam, Yên Bái Province
Luc Yen, Yen Bai, Vietnam
Gem locality Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
MarblesAlso reported: Ruby, red spinel.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: marble-hosted ruby/spinel & pegmatite
Famous marble-hosted ruby and spinel district also yielding tourmaline, documented in gemmological studies and mindat.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Pit walls
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