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Gemology and travel: Emerald mining in Panjshir, Afghanistan
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- Author: bengun555
Summer 2006, in Panjshir valley Afghanistan, an Afghan miner is drilling to place some explosives. The purpose is to blast the rock in order to get some emeralds. Panjshir valley is known since the end of the 1970's for the quality of its emeralds. More info on: www.fieldgemology.org
Gemology and travel: Emerald mining Panjshir 02, Afghanistan
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June 2006: Panjsheri miners preparing to blast the rocks in the deep of Bizmal emerald mine in Panjshir valley, Afghanistan. For more info, please visit: www.fieldgemology.org All the best,
Gemology and travel: Jagdalek ruby mines, Afghanistan
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- Author: bengun555
July 2006, here a global view of the Jagdalek ruby mining area in Afghanistan. This place is known to have produce exceptional gems but nowadays ruby mining has officialy stopped. The area is deserted but probably some low scale mining is performed at night in the deep of the trenches. For more...
Gemology and travel: Ruby mining in Andilamena, Madagascar
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- Author: bengun555
Mining for rubies on the hills around "Moramanga carrieres" near Andilamena in Madagascar is not an easy task as the area is isolated in the deep of Madagascar Jungle. On this video you can see how the Malagasy miners work in order to enable the other miners to breath in the galleries they dig to...
Gemology and travel: Davdar emerald mines, Xinjiang, China
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- Author: bengun555
Here is a short movie showing the Davdar emerald mining area, near Tashkurgan in the western Xin Jiang province of China. It is a 360 degree panoramic view that show well this mining area located at 37°21'03"N 75°25'27"E, 3660 meters altitude just 2 kilometers away from the Karakoram highway...
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