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Geology of Corundum and Emerald Gem Deposits | Gems …
The second period of corundum formation was the Pan-African orogeny (750–450 Ma). This includes primary ruby and sapphire deposits in the gemstone belt of East Africa, Madagascar, India, and Sri Lanka that are linked to collisional processes between eastern and western Gondwana (figure 2) during Pan-African tectonic …