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Kono, Eastern Province

Kono district diamond (Sierra Leone)

Gem locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Gem diamonds from famous Sierra Leone gravels.

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

Why this spot

Alluvial and kimberlite diamond

Sierra Leone diamonds; strictly regulated after conflict era

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