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These gemstone localities, found associated with the sedimentary rocks of rivers and streams, are called 'alluvial deposits' or placer deposits. They are secondary deposits: they are not found in the rock in which they were formed, but where they have discount wholesale jewelry been transported to as a result of weathering and erosion.
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