Alba, Alba County
Detunata basalt columns
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: columnar basalt (viewing), olivine.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Spectacular Neogene columnar basalt fans above Bucium village
Long-standing Romanian natural monument described in every regional geological guide.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
talus slopes
Keep exploring nearby
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