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India, Andhra Pradesh

Nellore Mica Belt, India

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: mica, columbite-tantalite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: pegmatite mica belt with beryl

The Nellore mica belt is a documented Andhra pegmatite district yielding mica, beryl, and associated minerals.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old shafts, pits

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