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Ngororero, Southern Province

Gatumba pegmatite field

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: columbite-tantalite, amblygonite.

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

Why this spot

Kibara belt pegmatites mined for tin and tantalum since the 1930s

Documented pegmatite district in central African geology.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

pit walls

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