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Austria, Tyrol

Zemmgrund, Zillertal, Austria

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: staurolite, kyanite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: garnet in mica schist

Classic Zillertal garnet locality documented in Alpine mineral guides.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

High alpine terrain, glaciers

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