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Kenema District, Eastern Province
Tongo diamond field
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: diamonds.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Dike-fed gravels east of Kenema, a licensed-digger field since the 1950s
Documented field in Sierra Leone minerals agency records and industry literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
pit collapses
Keep exploring nearby
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