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Bourg d'Oisans (La Garde) axinite

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Honey-brown axinite, epidote.

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

Why this spot

Alpine cleft

Classic Oisans locality for gem axinite.

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