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Rockland Ruby Mine, Kenya

Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: ruby, anyolite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: ruby in metamorphic rock

Baringo-area Rockland ruby mine documented in gem literature; coordinates approximate.

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