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Hungary, Baranya

Beremend cement quarry, Villany Hills

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: aragonite, limonite.

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

Why this spot

Karstic Cretaceous limestone quarry famous for calcite and aragonite pockets

A staple of Hungarian collector literature; also documented for its fossil-bearing fissure fills.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

blasting, benches

Keep exploring nearby

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