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North Africa, Drâa-Tafilalet
Imilchil
High Atlas Quartz Pockets
Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: vesuvianite, titanite, magnetite, epidote.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: alpine-type quartz, vesuvianite, titanite
Mindat records quartz, vesuvianite, titanite and magnetite from the Imilchil area, though most specimens reach collectors via dealers and precise pocket provenance is loose
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
High-altitude terrain above 2200 mRough pistes, winter snow closures
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