Despite the great number of gemstone mines in Zambia only very few mineral specimens are available for collectors and quite commonly the crystal corners and tips are chipped because the pieces were formerly part of a gem rough parcel, hence carried together with many others in a plastic bag without wrapping or padding. LukusuziRiver.com started training the miners in how to carefully extract potentially valuable specimens and how to wrap and prepare for transport on footpaths and bumpy bush roads.

aquamarine specimens	tourmaline specimens	topaz specimens

citrin specimens