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Tunduru gem gravels (Tanzania)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Sapphire, spinel.

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

Why this spot

Alluvial gem gravels

Tunduru: prolific multi-gem alluvial field

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