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Nampula
Ribaue aquamarine pegmatites
Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: aquamarine.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Granite inselberg country whose pegmatites feed aquamarine and tourmaline to Nampula dealers
Documented source area in Mozambican gem trade literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
hand-dug pits
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.