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Kenya, Taita Taveta

Kuranze Tsavorite, Kenya

Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: tsavorite, grossular.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: tsavorite (green grossular garnet)

Kenyan Tsavo/Taita area is a co-type tsavorite source, well documented.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Deep shafts, heat, wildlife

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