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Zakarpattia Oblast, Transcarpathia

Marmarosh diamond streams, Rakhiv

Crystal locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: flysch concretions.

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

Why this spot

Doubly terminated water-clear quartz weathering from Carpathian flysch into mountain streams

Marmarosh diamonds are a celebrated Carpathian collectible in regional literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

border zone patrols near RomaniaFlash floods

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