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  2. Imports to Ur - Wikipedia

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    In the royal cemetery lapis lazuli is found as jewelry, plaques and amulets, and as inlays in gaming boards, musical instruments, and ostrich-egg vessels as well as parts of larger sculptural groups such as the "Ram in a Thicket" and as the beard of a bull attached to a lyre. Some of the larger objects include a spouted cup, a dagger-hilt, and ...

  3. Lapis lazuli - Wikipedia

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    Lapis lazuli is found in limestone in the Kokcha River valley of Badakhshan province in north-eastern Afghanistan, where the Sar-i Sang mine deposits have been worked for more than 6,000 years. [20] Afghanistan was the source of lapis for the ancient Persian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations, as well as the later Greeks and Romans.

  4. Sar-i Sang - Wikipedia

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    Another Sar-e Sang Lazurite crystal, with the classic deep azure-blue color. Crystal is 4.5 cm wide. Sar-i Sang (or Sar-e Sang) (lit. "stone summit" in Persian) is a settlement in the Kuran Wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, famous for its ancient lapis lazuli mines producing the world's finest lapis. [1]

  5. Etched carnelian beads - Wikipedia

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    The Neo-Sumerian ruler Gudea (c. 2100 BCE), in his Gudea cylinders (cylinder B XIV), mentioned his procurement of "blocks of lapis lazuli and bright carnelian from Meluhha." [16] [17] Meluhha is generally identified with the Indus region, and there are no known mentions of Meluhha after 1760 BCE. [18]

  6. Epithermal vein deposit - Wikipedia

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    The Guanajuato Mining District, Mexico: This district has been mined for centuries and is known for its high-grade epithermal veins containing gold and silver. [11] The Baguio Mineral District, Philippines: This district is home to numerous epithermal vein deposits, including the Acupan Mine, one of the largest gold mines in the Philippines. [12]

  7. Orogenic gold deposit - Wikipedia

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    Exploration of orogenic gold began after the year 1840 when the source of nearby placer gold deposits was being investigated, after which large scale mining operations began in the 1990s. [ 45 ] The Mother Lode Homestake is located in South Dakota, USA, and is a historic mine which was host to orogenic gold held within a banded iron formation ...

  8. China finds world’s largest gold deposit worth over £63 billion

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    China says it has discovered the world’s largest known deposit of gold, estimated to be worth over $80bn (£63bn).. The deposit at the Wangu goldfield in central China could yield more than ...

  9. Mining in Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The Samti deposit is located in the Panj River Valley and was estimated to contain between 20 and 25 metric tons of gold. The southern regions of Afghanistan is believed to contain large gold deposits, particularly the Helmand Province. [46] There is an estimated $50 billion in gold and copper deposits in Ghazni province. [citation needed]

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