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Madagascar, Ihorombe

Ihosy Rose Quartz, Madagascar

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: rose quartz pegmatites

Rose quartz source of the Ihosy plateau documented in mineral trade.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote arid plateau

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