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Nigeria

Nigeria: Oyo / Ogun / Plateau fields

Important source for tourmaline, sapphire, garnet, beryl and topaz.

Aquamarine Spessartite Paraiba Tourmaline Rubellite Indicolite Watermelon Tourmaline Topaz Blue Topaz
Production data

Gem species from this origin

Canary Tourmaline Premium origin
40% of global production
Blue Topaz
28.8% of global production
Spessartite
25.2% of global production
Rubellite
23.9% of global production
Watermelon Tourmaline
22.6% of global production
Indicolite
21.2% of global production
Bicolor Tourmaline
20% of global production
Verdelite
20% of global production
Paraiba Tourmaline
20% of global production
Aquamarine
14.5% of global production
Topaz
14.4% of global production
Mint Tourmaline
13% of global production
Pink Tourmaline
13% of global production
Tourmaline Premium origin
10% of global production

Percentages are estimated market-origin shares of global production. Not audited mine statistics.

Geography

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