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Steinkaulenberg gemstone mine

Agate beach or gravel Source-confirmed findsLicence or permit
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: medieval agate and jasper mining district that built Germany's gem-cutting capital, Steinkaulenberg is the only gemstone mine in Europe open to visitors

Wikipedia and the EdelSteinLand tourism board document the Steinkaulenberg visitor gemstone mine and the town's agate mining history

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

underground tour requires helmetCool 10 C in the adits, uneven wet floors

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