Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat; Korat; Nakorn Rajsima), Nakhon Ratchasima District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province (Khorat Province), Thailand

Unnamed borrow pits in unconsolidated sediments near the Royal Thai airbase near Korat city. Started about 1965 during the construction of the US Army Camp Friendship and adjacent Royal Thai airbase. These large, shallow (8-10 feet [2-3 meter] deep) pits uncovered gem gravels and a buried petrified forest with some logs to 1 meter diameter.

Ref.:
C. Lemanski, Jr.

Map Reference: 14°58'N , 102°7'E

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Mineral List:

	'Chalcedony var: Petrified Wood'

	Opal var: Opal-Agate

	Opal var: Wood Opal

	Quartz var: Amethyst

	'Tektite var: Indochinite'

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