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United Kingdom, England
Shap Quarry, Cumbria
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: orthoclase, epidote, molybdenite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: pink granite and vein minerals
Famous pink Shap granite quarry documented for large orthoclase phenocrysts plus vein epidote and quartz.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active quarry, blasting, machinery
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