An Phú

Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam

Small village near to several mines and outcroppings which produce gemstones including corundum and spinel.

Mindat lists 27 minerals from the site, with the most commonly available online being corundum and spinel.

The ruby from the site is not typically of a gem grade – it is commonly an opaque pink to red colour and isn’t particularly well formed. The spinel, on the other hand, often forms in quality octahedral crystals.

 

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