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Namibia, Erongo Region

Karibib, Namibia

Gem locality Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: lepidolite, feldspar.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: gem pegmatites

Famous pegmatite belt (Rubicon, Neu Schwaben) documented for tourmaline and lepidolite.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Open pits, remote

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