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Mozambique, Cabo Delgado Province

Balama Garnet, Mozambique

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: almandine.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: almandine/pyrope garnet

Cabo Delgado (Balama) is documented among Mozambican garnet sources.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote bush, heat

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