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Madagascar, Alaotra Mangoro

Ambatondrazaka Beryl Pegmatites, Madagascar

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: aquamarine.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: beryl/tourmaline pegmatites

Pegmatite occurrences documented near Lake Alaotra.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote, pit collapse

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