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Rwamagana, Eastern Province

Musha-Ntunga cassiterite field

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: cassiterite.

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

Why this spot

Eastern province tin workings in weathered pegmatite and quartz veins

Documented in Rwandan mining cadastre literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

hand-dug tunnels

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