Megado-Mega area, Megado, Sidamo-Borana Province, Ethiopia

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Lherzolite nodules (mantle material) in basalt.
Peridot is found in basalt balls in the desert plain near the villages of Megado and Mega within the Mega escarpment about 110 km northeast of Lake Turkana, Ethiopia.

References

- Australian Gemmologist 19(4), 1995.

Mineral List

Forsterite

Forsterite
var: Peridot

2 entries listed. 1 valid mineral.

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