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Austria, Salzburg

Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Austria

Mineral locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: epidote, byssolite, adularia, apatite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Alpine cleft in greenschist

World-classic epidote locality, documented in mineral literature and on mindat.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

High alpine terrain, protected site

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