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Maharashtra
Pune (Poona) basalt quarries
Crystal locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso 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
Keep exploring nearby
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