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Oyo, Oyo State
Oyo / Ibadan area sapphire (Nigeria)
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Blue sapphire from Nigerian gem gravels.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Basalt-hosted alluvial sapphire
Nigerian blue sapphire source
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