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Pune (Poona) basalt quarries

Crystal locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Green apophyllite, stilbite bowties, heulandite, scolecite sprays lining amygdaloidal cavities.

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

Why this spot

Deccan Traps basalt (~66 Ma)

One of the most productive zeolite areas on Earth

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