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Tajikistan, Gorno-Badakhshan

Rangkul, Tajikistan

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: clinohumite, scapolite, tremolite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: clinohumite and scapolite

The Rangkul area is a documented source of gem clinohumite and scapolite in the eastern Pamir.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

High altitude (~4000 m), border-zone restrictions

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