TJ Gemstones found here: Tajikistan
3 deposits listed · 3 species catalogued
Known origins & mines
Kuh-i-Lal Spinel Mines · spinel
The Pink Queen of Timur's treasures came from these Pamir cliffs worked since antiquity; large rose-pink spinels up to kilograms a…
Lyadzhvardara Lapis Mines · lapis-lazuli
Eastern continuation of the Badakhshan lapis belt in Tajikistan's Pamirs - royal-blue lazurite worked since ancient Silk Road time…
Snezhnoe Ruby Deposit · ruby
Pamir 'Snowy' deposit on the Bartang river producing star rubies and sapphires since WWII era - among the highest mines on Earth a…