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Switzerland, Piedmont
Grimsel Pass, Switzerland
Gem locality Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: hematite, adularia.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Alpine cleft (Kluft) in granite
Classic Alpine cleft area famous for smoky quartz and pink fluorite, extensively documented.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
High alpine terrain, rockfall, glaciers
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