Myanmar, Mandalay Region
Mogok Stone Tract, Myanmar
Gem locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
MarblesAlso reported: ruby, sapphire, spinel, peridot, moonstone.
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 and gem gravels
The Mogok Stone Tract is the world's most famous ruby source, exhaustively documented in gemological literature and on mindat.org.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Deep mine workingsRestricted military/security zone
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