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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 mineralsAlso 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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