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Bagmati, Bagmati Province

Ganesh Himal (Chilime) quartz, Nepal

Crystal locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: chlorite phantoms.

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

Why this spot

Alpine-type quartz veins (Himalayan)

The famous Himalayan gem quartz and pink fluorite locality

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