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Kwale, Kwale County
Mrima Hill
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: pyrochlore-bearing laterite (observation only).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Carbonatite hill rich in niobium and rare earths under a sacred kaya forest
Documented deposit whose mining bids have been frozen for years.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
none notable
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