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Oromia, Oromiya
Kenticha / Shakiso emerald and pegmatite (Ethiopia)
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Emerald, tantalite, and pegmatite gems in southern Ethiopia.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Ta-Li pegmatite and emerald in schist
Ethiopian emerald (Shakiso/Kenticha) and tantalum pegmatites
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