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Tanzania, Ruvuma

Tunduru Gem Gravels, Tanzania

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sapphire, alexandrite, spinel.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: alluvial gem gravels (sapphire, chrysoberyl, garnet)

Major secondary gem gravel field documented in gemology literature.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

River pits, remote, disease

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