France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Pierre-de-Mesage / Oisans clefts
Crystal locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: axinite, and epidote in alpine clefts of the Oisans massif.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Alpine cleft
Part of the famous Oisans alpine-cleft district near Bourg d'Oisans.
Keep exploring nearby
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