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Alaotra-Mangoro, Alaotra Mangoro

Andilamena ruby (Madagascar)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Ruby from Andilamena artisanal fields.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Metamorphic corundum

Andilamena: Malagasy ruby source

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