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Ankazoabo Sapphire Deposit, Manambolo Valley, Anosy Region
General view of abandoned Akazoabo Sapphire deposit: the miners followed subhorizontal plagioclasite veins in marble.
Akazoabo Sapphire deposit: detailed view of a humite-rich marble with a plagioclasite veinlet.
Akazoabo Sapphire deposit: traces of subhorizontal plagioclasite veins in marble. These veins carried small pockets of sapphire crystals