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Iran, Razavi Khorasan

Neyshabur, Iran

Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: turquoise, limonite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: classic Persian turquoise

The Neyshabur (Nishapur) mines are the historic type source of fine Persian turquoise, extensively documented.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Mine workings, arid terrain

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