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Steinkaulenberg agate mine, Idar-Oberstein

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Permian volcanics (Rotliegend)

Classic German agate district; the surrounding melaphyr quarries yielded the agates that built the Idar cutting industry.

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