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Slovenia, Črna na Koroškem Municipality

Smrekovec zeolite occurrences

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: analcime, laumontite, stilbite.

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

Why this spot

Oligocene andesites of the Smrekovec range carrying zeolite-lined cavities

Documented in Slovenian mineralogical literature as the country's main zeolite area.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

steep terrain

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