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Turkey, Eskişehir

Sarıcakaya, Turkey

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: obsidian, rhyolite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: obsidian and volcanic minerals

Sarıcakaya is a documented volcanic obsidian occurrence in northwest Anatolia.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Sharp glass, steep slopes

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