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Western, Southern Province

Gatumba pegmatites (Rwanda)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, and phosphates.

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

Why this spot

LCT pegmatites

Gatumba: coltan/cassiterite and rare pegmatite phosphates

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