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| Image number: | 1162 |
| Feature : | gravel quarry |
| Grouping : | mining & energy |
| Discipline : | economy, welfare and health |
| Year : | 2005 |
| Locality : | Sumbawanga |
| Country : | Tanzania |
| Region - tribe : | Sumbawanga, Ufipa plateau |
| Physiographic region : | Rift-Rukwa |
| Notice : | notice Man crushing rocks. People. Artisanal quarrying of gravel from a mylonitic gneiss outcrop. Entire families are busy with this job. |
| Reference : | Delvaux de Fenffe, Damien, 2005 Image 1162. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/de/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |