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 Post subject: New Field Report from Vincent Pardieu
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GIA Field Gemologists visit Chimwadzulu Ruby Mine, Malawi
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In this video, you will experience the “warm heart of Africa,” as GIA field gemologists visit Malawi’s Chimwadzulu ruby mine for the very first time. Although this is one of the continent’s oldest-known ruby and sapphire deposits—discovered in 1958—it’s largely unknown to the gem trade or public at large.

Malawi is one of the smallest African nations, bounded by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by the waters of Lake Malawi.

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 Post subject: Re: New Field Report from Vincent Pardieu
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