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Cameroon, Adamaoua

Adamawa sapphire fields, Cameroon

Gem locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Also reported: sapphire, zircon.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: basaltic sapphire placers

Documented alluvial sapphire and zircon from basalt-related gravels.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

River workings, remote

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