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Usti nad Labem, Ústecký kraj

Ceske Stredohori pyrope (Bohemian garnet)

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Cenozoic serpentinite/placer

The classic Bohemian garnet source since medieval times.

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