Ticino
Alpe Sponda (Val Bavona) clefts, Ticino
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Titanite, adularia, byssolite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Alpine cleft / metamorphic
World-famous titanite (sphene) locality.
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