DE Gemstones found here: Germany
2 deposits listed · 2 species catalogued
Known origins & mines
Idar-Oberstein Agate Town · agate
500 years of agate cutting made Idar-Oberstein the world lapidary capital — local Nahe agates exhausted by 1800 forced Brazilian i…
Schneckenstein Rocks · topaz
The 18th-century "Saxon topaz rocks" supplied pale blue-green crystals for European court jewelry before Brazilian deposits took o…