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Eskisehir, Eskişehir
Beyazaltin meerschaum shafts
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: meerschaum sepiolite nodules.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Sepiolite nodules in alluvial clays worked from hand-dug shafts by village miners for centuries
Classic meerschaum village named in mineralogy texts and pipe-carving trade history.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unstable hand-dug shafts
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