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Ahmednagar Quarries, India

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: stilbite, heulandite, apophyllite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Deccan Trap zeolite pockets

Ahmednagar-district basalt quarries are cited zeolite localities in regional collecting accounts.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Blasting, machinery

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