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Mtwara
Masasi rhodolite fields
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Deeply weathered gneiss country yielding rhodolite garnet from small pits
Documented southern Tanzanian garnet source in trade literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote roads
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.