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Val di Fassa (Alpe di Siusi zeolites)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Heulandite, analcime, apophyllite, and datolite in the volcanic (fassaite) rocks of the Dolomites.

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

Why this spot

Triassic volcanics

Classic alpine zeolite ground; the mineral fassaite is named for the valley.

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