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Uri Alpine Smoky Quarries

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📍 Uri, Switzerland  ·  46.8200°, 8.5500°

Swiss "Stäffeli" diggers still hunt smoky cleft crystals in Gotthard gneiss; alpine smoky quartz graced Renaissance snuff boxes and remains Switzerland's unofficial national gem.

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