vietnam
Asia, 331,210 km²
Capital: Hanoi
1 specimen in collection
Notable mining localities
Principal mineralogical sites associated with collector specimens. Yellow dot indicates an endemic species, found exclusively or in world-class quality at this locality.
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An Phu (Luc Yen) Yen Bai endemicRuby, Spinel (purple to red), Phlogopite, Dravite, Edenite, crystals set in white marble matrix
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Minh Tien Mine Yen BaiElbaite, Liddicoatite, Rossmanite, elbaite-subtype pegmatite, often mislabeled as An Phu
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Bai Cat Yen BaiDanburite (yellow), Ruby, Spinel, alluvial deposit of the Luc Yen field
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Tan Huong and Truc Lau Yen BaiRuby, Sapphire, Spinel (orangey-red to orangey-pink at Lang Chap)
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Quy Chau Nghe AnRuby, Sapphire, primary deposits in metamorphic rocks and placers
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Nui Phao Mine Thai NguyenScheelite, Fluorite, Native Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, skarn and greisen tungsten deposit
Notable locality
Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
