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Naxos, South Aegean
Kinidaros quarry district quartz
Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
MarblesAlso reported: feldspar.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Fissures in the Naxos migmatite and marble dome yielding smoky quartz around working quarries
Naxos smoky quartz specimens from the Kinidaros area circulate among Greek collectors.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
quarry blasting
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.