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Arusha

Longido ruby

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Amphibolite-hosted

Source of ruby-in-zoisite (anyolite).

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