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Namibia, Erongo Region

Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Gem locality Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: aquamarine, schorl, jeremejevite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: granite miarolitic cavities

World-class locality for aquamarine, schorl, jeremejevite and fluorite.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Steep terrain, heat, remote

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