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Nasik / Igatpuri basalt quarries

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Scolecite sprays, mesolite needles, apophyllite, stilbite.

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

Why this spot

Deccan Traps basalt (~66 Ma)

Prolific scolecite/mesolite locality

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