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Tulcea, Tulcea County
Iacobdeal granite quarries, Turcoaia
Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: feldspar, minor pegmatitic pockets.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Granite of the old Macin range quarried at Turcoaia since the 19th century
Documented quarries on the edge of the Macin Mountains, known to Romanian collectors.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
blasting, quarry faces
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