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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Usedom, Germany
Koserow to Ueckeritz amber beaches, Baltic coast
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Amber
Fossils
Sea glassAlso reported: jet, WWII phosphorus lumps, occasional coins and ship debris.
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Why this spot
Baltic amber washed from seabed deposits, plus WWII debris from the Peenemünde and Swinemünde front; Koserow, Zempin, Loddin and Ueckeritz are the Bernsteinbäder.
Nordkurier and Arcona: named stretches Koserow, Ueckeritz, Zinnowitz to Zempin, Bansin cliff, Ahlbeck to Swinoujscie; collect 1 to 2 days after autumn storms, Jan and Feb best; amber with fossil insects reportedView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
White phosphorus from WWII incendiaries looks like amber and ignites at 20 C
never pocket unidentified finds
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