Ilakaka sapphire mine, one of Earth's largest known alluvial sapphire deposits, Ilakaka, Ihorombe Region, Madagascar, Africa

Ilakaka sapphire mine, one of Earth's largest known alluvial sapphire deposits, Ilakaka, Ihorombe Region, Madagascar, Africa

Ilakaka sapphire mine, one of Earth's largest known alluvial sapphire deposits, Ilakaka, Ihorombe Region, Madagascar, Africa

Ilakaka sapphire mines, Ilakaka, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Ilakaka sapphire mine, one of Earth's largest known alluvial sapphire deposits, Ilakaka, Ihorombe Region, Madagascar, Africa

Ilakaka sapphire mines, Ilakaka, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Ilakaka sapphire mines, Ilakaka, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Ilakaka sapphire mines, Ilakaka, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Mine city of Ilakaka, Sapphire kingdom, Madagascar, Africa

Mine city of Ilakaka, Sapphire kingdom, Madagascar, Africa

Mine city of Ilakaka, Sapphire kingdom, Madagascar, Africa

Ilakaka sapphire mines, Ilakaka, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

laborers digging for sapphires in the mines of Ilakaka in Madagascar

laborers digging for sapphires in the mines of Ilakaka in Madagascar

laborers digging for sapphires in the mines of Ilakaka in Madagascar

laborers digging for sapphires in the mines of Ilakaka in Madagascar