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Russia, Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray

Sherlova Gora, Russia

Gem locality Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: aquamarine, heliodor, wolframite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: greisen gem deposit

Sherlova Gora is a classic Transbaikalian gem beryl and topaz locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old workings, remote steppe

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