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Turkey, Eskişehir

Eskişehir, Turkey

Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sepiolite (meerschaum), dolomite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: sepiolite (meerschaum)

Eskişehir is the world's classic documented source of carving-grade meerschaum (sepiolite).View source →

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