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Rockhounding in Southeast Asia
19 researched sites, each with an access tier, evidence tier and site history.
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- Acoje mine area, Santa Cruz, Zambales: ophiolite chromite and PGE block · mineral · Permission required
- Anda Peninsula, Pangasinan: rice-field tektite grounds · gem · Permission required
- Aroroy, Masbate: Ambolong-Panique artisanal goldfields · gold · Restricted
- Bo Rai, Trat: faded ruby boomtown of the Thai-Cambodian gem belt · gem · Gray area
- Cempaka, Banjarbaru: traditional diamond panning of the Martapura fields · gem · Gray area
- Chanthaburi: weekend gem market and Khao Ploi Waen sapphire hill · gem · Open / legal
- Fidelisan, Sagada, Mountain Province: tribal gold panning village · gold · Permission required
- Itogon, Benguet: Balatoc Mines tour and Acupan gold district · gold · Licensed / permit
- Luc Yen, Vietnam: ruby and spinel marble country with its morning gem market · gem · Open / legal
- Luna, La Union: pebble beach of the 'Pebble Capital of the North' · agate · Gray area
- Mabua-Tinago, Surigao City: pebble beach of the ophiolite coast · agate · Gray area
- Mogok, Myanmar: the ruby valley of the Mogok Stone Tract · gem · Restricted
- Novaliches, old Rizal Province: Beyer's rizalite strewn field (historic) · gem · Gray area
- Pailin, Cambodia: sapphire hills of Phnom Yat and O Tavao · gem · Gray area
- Paracale 'Gold Coast', Camarines Norte: Casalugan gold and tektite diggings · gold · Gray area
- Ratanakiri, Cambodia: Bokeo blue zircon diggings east of Banlung · gem · Gray area
- Romblon Island: marble quarries and carving workshops · mineral · Permission required
- Sungai Lembing, Pahang: deep tin-mine town, museum and tunnel tour · mineral · Licensed / permit
- Valugan Boulder Beach, Basco, Batanes: look-only volcanic cobbles · mineral · Prohibited / view only