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Switzerland, Uri

Maderanertal, Switzerland

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: titanite, adularia, chlorite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Alpine clefts

Documented Alpine valley for quartz and titanite.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Steep alpine terrain

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