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Konso, Sidamo-Borana Province, Ethiopia

Latitude: 5°15'N
Longitude: 37°29'E
Surface exposure of pegmatites, south of Konso in western Sidamo, actively producing specimen-grade material since 2002.
(Note that the coordinates here are those of the town, not the pegmatites.)

References

Kaiser, H. (2006): Amazonit aus Äthiopien-Kristalle in Jutesäcken. ExtraLapis 30: 72-73

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Albite
Columbite-(Fe)
Fluorite
Microcline
var: Amazonite
Milarite
Phenakite
Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz

Rutile
'Tourmaline'
Zircon


13 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Ethiopia
  • Sidamo-Borana Province

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