India, Maharashtra
Satara Trap Quarries, India
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: stilbite, heulandite, apophyllite, scolecite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: basalt zeolite pockets
Satara-area basalt exposures and quarries are documented zeolite localities in Deccan Trap references.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Blasting, unstable faces
Keep exploring nearby
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