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Switzerland, Bern
Grimsel / Guttannen (Bern Alps)
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: and hematite in the Aar-granite clefts around the Grimsel pass.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Alpine cleft
Source of the celebrated Grimsel pink fluorite and smoky quartz.
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