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Cambodia, Pailin
Pailin, Cambodia
Gem locality Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Blue sapphire, ruby, zircon.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: basaltic sapphire/ruby field
Historic source of blue sapphire and ruby from basalt-derived gravels, widely documented in gemmology.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old workingsPossible unexploded ordnance in wider region
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