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Ottré (Ardennes), Belgium

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: ottrelite, andalusite, spessartine.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: andalusite & ottrelite schists

Type locality for ottrelite; documented mindat schists with andalusite and manganese minerals.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old quarry workings

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