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Huambo
Longonjo carbonatite
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: bastnasite, monazite in laterite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Weathered carbonatite hill on the Benguela rail line carrying rare earth mineralization
Documented NdPr development project with published geology.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
none notable
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