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Myanmar, Mandalay Region

Thabeikkyin Gem Area, Myanmar

Gem locality Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: ruby, sapphire, spinel.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: gem gravels near the Mogok tract

Thabeikkyin, on the western edge of the Mogok tract, is cited for ruby and colored-stone gravels in gem sources.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Restricted zone, remote terrain

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