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Andranondambo sapphire

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

MarblesMarbles

Also reported: Blue sapphire in calc-silicate rocks..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Metamorphic (marble/skarn)

Malagasy metamorphic sapphire source.

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