Lonavala Quarry District Rockhounding & Mineral Guide

Quick answer

Lonavala Quarry District is a documented Maharashtra mineral locality. Reported material interests include Calcite, Cavansite, Cowlesite, Apophyllite, Gyrolite, Heulandite, Mesolite, Mordenite, Pentagonite, Prehnite, Quartz, Stilbite. Access status: Collecting status not confirmed.

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MaterialsCalcite, Cavansite, Cowlesite, Apophyllite, Gyrolite, Heulandite, Mesolite, Mordenite, Pentagonite, Prehnite, Quartz, Stilbite

Locality typeMineral

Access statusCollecting status not confirmed

Map precisionContext / town-level position

DistrictPune

ReviewedSeptember 8, 2026

What is documented here?

Mindat lists multiple quarries around Lonavala and a broad Deccan mineral suite.

Can you collect here?

Verify current land ownership, quarry or mine operator permission, protected-area status, site safety and any applicable state or local restrictions before collecting.

The locality is geologically documented, but the source does not by itself establish recreational collecting permission.

Before visiting

Verify current land ownership, quarry or mine operator permission, protected-area status, site safety and any applicable state or local restrictions before collecting.

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Field-use reminder: a geological occurrence or map pin does not create a right to collect.