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Pune (Poona) basalt quarries

ROCKHOUNDING GRAY AREA DOCUMENTED

Where: Maharashtra · Asia · approx. 18.52, 73.86 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Deccan Traps basalt (~66 Ma)

What turns up: Green apophyllite, stilbite bowties, heulandite, scolecite sprays lining amygdaloidal cavities

Access: Gray area.

Numerous working aggregate quarries around the city; collecting depends on operator permission, specimens largely dealer-supplied

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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.