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Kenya, Kwale County

John Saul Ruby Mine, Kenya

Gem locality Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: ruby, corundum.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: ruby in metamorphic host

The John Saul (Penny Lane) ruby mine is a documented Mangari-area deposit.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Mine workings, remote, wildlife

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