Limpopo
Gravelotte emerald fields
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: emerald.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Leydsdorp schist-belt emeralds mined off and on since 1927, once the largest emerald mine in the world
Documented in South African gem literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old shafts, snakes in low bush
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.