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Baveno granite quarries (Monte Camoscio), Piedmont

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Orthoclase (baveno-twin).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Miarolitic pink granite

Type locality of the Baveno feldspar twin; famous miarolitic pockets.

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