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Germany, Bavaria

Epprechtstein, Germany

Gem locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: feldspar.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: granite pegmatite / miarolitic cavities

Classic Bavarian topaz and smoky quartz locality in granite, documented on mindat.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Quarry faces, loose rock

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