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Rhineland-Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz

Herrstein / Niederwoerresbach agate fields, Nahe

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Permian volcanics

Historic float-agate country worked for centuries around Idar-Oberstein.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Juchem quarry (Fischbach), near Idar-Oberstein4 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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Idar-Oberstein: Steinkaulenberg gemstone mine4 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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Idar-Oberstein: agate mine5 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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Bundenbach Hunsruck Slate, Germany6 km away · Fossil site
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