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Russia, Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray

Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Russia

Gem locality Inferred from historyGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: cleavelandite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: gem tourmaline pegmatites

Malkhan is a renowned Transbaikalian gem tourmaline pegmatite field.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote taiga, old pits

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