Sunstone Labradorite-Bytownite from Ethiopia

摘要

In the past several years, Ethiopia has gained attention for a variety of new gem finds. After large deposits of play-of-colour opal were found in 2008, black opal was detected in 2013 (Kiefert et al. 2014). In 2016, high-quality emeralds were recovered from southern Ethiopia (Renfro et al. 2017; Schollenbruch et al. 2017), some of which rivalled those from Colombia. In December of the same year, significant deposits of basaltic blue sapphires were found in the country's north (Bruce-Lockhart 2017).