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Mahad scolecite quarries
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: scolecite, stilbite, heulandite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Deccan Trap basalt quarries in the Konkan lowland famous for sprays of scolecite since the 1970s quarry boom
Standard Deccan zeolite locality in mineral dealer and collector literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
blasting, quarry walls
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.