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Tonk Garnet Occurrences, India

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: rhodolite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: almandine garnet in schist/gravel

The Tonk-Rajmahal area is a documented Rajasthan garnet source noted in Indian gemstone surveys.

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