Ethiopia, Tigray
Tigray (Chila) Sapphire, Ethiopia
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sapphire.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: basaltic and metamorphic sapphire
Northern Ethiopian (Tigray) sapphire is a recently documented source.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote, security/conflict risk
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