Update on Colored Gemstone Mining in Tanzania | Gems ...
Figure 1. A view of the pink sapphire mining pit at Kibuko, in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania. Photo by Vincent Pardieu/GIA. A team of GIA field gemologists visited Tanzanian mines in the summer of 2016 to collect ruby and sapphire for GIA's reference collection and explore new sources of colored stones.
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