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Kwale, Kwale County

Kwale mineral sands

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: ilmenite, rutile, zircon in sands.

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

Why this spot

Dune ilmenite-rutile-zircon deposit mined 2013-2024, now in closure

Documented Base Titanium operation.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

none notable

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