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Madagascar, Vakinankaratra
Anjanabonoina Tourmaline, Madagascar
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: rubellite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: gem tourmaline (liddicoatite/elbaite) pegmatite
Classic multicolor tourmaline pegmatite; type locality for liddicoatite, extensively documented.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old shafts, collapse risk, remote
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