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Wagholi Quarries (cavansite type area)

Crystal locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Bright blue cavansite rosettes on stilbite, plus pentagonite.

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

Why this spot

Cretaceous-Paleogene Deccan Traps basalt (~66 Ma)

The world's premier cavansite locality; nearly all specimens reach market through quarry workers and Pune dealers

Keep exploring nearby

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