Harghita, Harghita County
Corund aragonite deposit
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: banded aragonite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Banded aragonite formed by mineral springs on the Corund salt-diapir margin, carved locally since the 1800s
Corund aragonite is a staple of Romanian lapidary literature and local craft history.
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