Zelatoya Vada Mine (FAKE locality name - for INFORMATION ONLY), Rangkul, Tien Shan Mts, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

IMPORTANT NOTE:
This is now known to be a fake locality name made up by dishonest dealers. It is believed the yellow "Heliodor" crystals claimed to be from this locality are heat-treated Pakistani beryl.

References:
- Tajikistan Heliodor ( Mineralogical Record, 2000, vol. 31, number 5, p. 449)
- Let's Get It Right: Tajikistanian Heliodor ( Rocks & Minerals, 2005, vol. 80, number 4, p. 285)
- The Mysterious Golden Water of Tajikistan ( Extra Lapis, 2005, number 7, p. 61)
- Heliodor Revealed ( Mineral News, August 2005, p. 12)

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