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Furka pass area clefts, Uri/Valais

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: adularia, hematite.

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

Why this spot

Alpine cleft in Aar/Gotthard granite

Classic pass-area cleft locality.

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