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Fichtelgebirge granite quarries (Epprechtstein), Bavaria

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: feldspar.

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

Why this spot

Variscan granite pegmatite/miarolitic

Classic Bavarian topaz/smoky-quartz granite locality.

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