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Record No. 7127
Nephrite deposits in the Kunlun mountains
Местонахождения нефрита в Куэнь-Луне Mestorozhdeniya nefri v Kuen-Lune
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Bogdanovic, K.I. (1892) Nephrite deposits in the Kunlun mountains. [Местонахождения нефрита в Куэнь-Луне Mestorozhdeniya nefri v Kuen-Lune] Zapishi Imperatorskago S. Peterburgsogo Mineralogicheshogo, Series 2, Vol. 29, pp. 153–162.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in Russian | not seen
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gems, jade, amphibole jade, nephrite, Xinjiang, Hetian
Describes seven primary nephrite deposits in the basins of the following Kuen-Luen Mountain rivers: Yarkand- Daria, Tysnab, Kara-Kash, Yarun-Kash. Keria-Daria, Kara-Muran and Tatlik-Su. Alluvial deposit.s occur mainly in Yurun-Kash, Kara-Kash and Tysnab. Gives types of nephrite found, from primary as well as secondary deposits, with Chinese names; nephrite in the Kuen-Luen occurs principally in pyroxenitic rocks.