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Germany, England

Steinkaulenberg, Idar-Oberstein

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteLegal to collect

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

Historic heart of the European agate trade; the only European gemstone mine open for visitor collecting.

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