Nerosty Mont Blancu
The Monte Bianco massive is located at North-West of Italy bordering with France and Switzerland. In this area there are many famous minerals locality where also now is possible to find some nice samples typically from alpine fissures. Among the most known specimens there are the Smoky Quartz and the Pink Fluorite samples. Because of the difficulties in reaching some place , the best finds are done by climbers know as "cristallier" . Those persons do mineral research from June to August on regular basis like a job. .
Mineralogical Localities
Here we summarize the main collecting areas and the most common minerals for each one:
Miage Glacier (Italy): Adularia, Albite, Anatasio, Apatite, Cabasite, Ematite, Epidoto, Heulandite, Quarzo, Scolecite, Stilbite, Titanite.
Aiguilles de Chatelet (Italy): old galena mine: anglesite, pirite, galena, quarzo.
Triolet Glacier(Italy): Adularia, Albite, Anatasio, Epidoto, Quarzo fume', Rutilo, Titanite.
Argentiere Glacier (French side): Adularia, Albite, Calcite, Ematite, Epidoto, Fluorite Rosa, Quarzo fume'.
Dome de Gouter (French side): Adularia, Albite, Axinite, Epidoto, Prhenite, Quarzo.
Aiguilles Rouges e Tour Noir (Swiss side): Ankerire, Ematite, Quarzo Ametista.
Cabane du Trient (Swiss side): Adularia, Calcite, Ematite, Epidoto, Fluorite, Quarzo Fume'.