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Southern Europe, Trentino-Alto Adige
Val di Fassa
Val Monzoni classic skarn valley
Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
GeodesAlso reported: fassaite pyroxene, vesuvianite, spinel, monticellite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Monzoni intrusion contact zone, a European mineralogy classic since the 1800s and type area of fassaite and monzonite
Mindat-listed valley with two centuries of documented species; dedicated mineralogical museum at Vigo di Fassa
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Alpine screeWeather changes, long walk-in above 1800 m
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.