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Aurangabad basalt quarries

Crystal locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: Apophyllite, stilbite, heulandite, laumontite in flow-top vesicles.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Deccan Traps basalt (~66 Ma)

Near the Ellora/Ajanta basalt plateau

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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