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Apart from being one of the worlds chief tin-producing centres, the island of Bangka Belitung, located off the eastern coast of Sumatra, has also cemented a reputation overseas for its satam gemstone handicrafts, signature jewellery not found elsewhere.
The word satam comes from the Chinese sa meaning sand and tam, bile. But the indigenous people
living in the island call satam black meteorite.

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