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Ruangwa / Songea sapphire (Tanzania)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Blue and fancy 'Songea' sapphire.

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

Why this spot

Basalt-hosted alluvial sapphire

Songea: Tanzanian alluvial sapphire field

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Songea Sapphire, Tanzania35 km away · Gem locality
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