Sapphire boom propels thousands into Madagascar rainforest

Mongabay
Dec 1, 2016, 11:00 am178 pts
Some 45,000 people have descended on an area of forest in eastern Madagascar since October in search of sapphires, which on occasion have reportedly topped out at more than 100 carats, or a bit smaller than a golf ball. In November, the Australian news site, The Conversation, reported on a recent trip by…

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