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.
  • An Phu (Luc Yen) Yen Bai endemic
    Ruby, Spinel (purple to red), Phlogopite, Dravite, Edenite, crystals set in white marble matrix
  • Minh Tien Mine Yen Bai
    Elbaite, Liddicoatite, Rossmanite, elbaite-subtype pegmatite, often mislabeled as An Phu
  • Bai Cat Yen Bai
    Danburite (yellow), Ruby, Spinel, alluvial deposit of the Luc Yen field
  • Tan Huong and Truc Lau Yen Bai
    Ruby, Sapphire, Spinel (orangey-red to orangey-pink at Lang Chap)
  • Quy Chau Nghe An
    Ruby, Sapphire, primary deposits in metamorphic rocks and placers
  • Nui Phao Mine Thai Nguyen
    Scheelite, Fluorite, Native Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, skarn and greisen tungsten deposit
Notable locality    Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
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