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Antetezambato Demantoid, Madagascar

Gem locality Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: andradite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: demantoid/topazolite andradite garnet

Notable intertidal demantoid deposit, well covered in gemology journals and mindat.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal pits flood
drowning risk

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