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Madagascar, Anosy
Tranomaro Grandidierite, Madagascar
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: grandidierite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: grandidierite (blue-green rare gem)
Southern Madagascar is the prime grandidierite source, documented in gemology.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Very remote arid terrain
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