Hunedoara, Hunedoara County
Uroi Hill andesite quarry, Simeria
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: pseudobrookite, augite, tridymite, hematite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
.jpg){kind=link}
Why this spot
Augite andesite neck quarried since Roman times, famous for pseudobrookite in vugs
Classic Romanian micromount locality cited across European collector literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
loose quarry faces
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.