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Grand Marais thomsonite beach, Minnesota

Gem locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Thomsonite and lintonite (green zeolite) eyes in beach pebbles.

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

Why this spot

Precambrian basalt

Famous Cook County thomsonite.

Keep exploring nearby

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