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Sakoany Celestine Geodes, Madagascar

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GeodesGeodes

Also reported: celestine.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: celestine (celestite) geodes

Type source of Malagasy blue celestine geodes, widely documented in mineral trade and mindat.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Coastal heat, tides, sinkholes

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