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L'Argentiere-la-Bessee / Alpine fluorite districts, Hautes-Alpes

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: adularia in alpine clefts.

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

Why this spot

Alpine cleft / vein fluorite

Classic French Alpine fluorite occurrences.

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