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Switzerland, Bern
Grimsel Gerstenegg, Switzerland
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: 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 (tunnel discovery)
Famous crystal cellar discovered during dam tunneling, documented Grimsel locality.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Tunnel, alpine terrain
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