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Continental, Bern

Grimsel, Swiss Alps

Smoky quartz

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: smoky quartz, rock crystal (Alpine clefts)

Documented rockhounding locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

High Alpine terrain, permit required.

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