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Arusha, Kajiado County

Loliondo spessartine occurrence

Gem locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

The 2007-2008 find of intense orange spessartine near the Serengeti margin

Documented in gem trade literature as the Loliondo garnet strike.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

protected-area boundaries, wildlife

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