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Pinzgau - Valley of Crystals and Green Fire

A dedicated group of crystal hunters is attempting to find crystals in the Austrian Pinzgau region. to reveal the magical world of minerals to everyone. Experience it together with the great Adventurers embark on a journey into the deeper secrets of nature!

Evidence of crystal hunting has existed in the Pinzgau valleys for centuries. In the past, it was the emeralds of the Habach valley or large rock crystals, which were once used to make vases, today we have green sphenes and other brightly colored minerals. The collector's goal. Published in 2007

Table of Contents - ExtraLapis No. 32 Pinzgau

Where the valley is located, page 6

The Tauern Window – Introduction to the Geology of the Pinzgau region, page 8

The Pinzgau crystal hunters and history, page 12

Sites of mineralogical research: The Pinzgau Tauern valleys, page 18

Sites and special finds:

Green fluorite from Vorderkrimml The famous Prehnite Island The great Finagl – Apatite mountain The Black Wall in the Hollersbach Valley Minerals from the skull The giant smoky quartz from Sattelkar Extremely rare – the kainosite Topaz from the Untersulzbach valley Phenakite from the high-quality talc of the Leckbach gully The milarite find in the Habach valley The world of fluorites The large smoky quartz find in the Wiesbach gully The world's finest skeleton quartz crystals from the Devil's Mill The largest rock crystal in the Felbertal valley The life discovery of Vitus Voithofer Kilo-heavy Scheelite The large rock crystal specimen The revived Hochfeld mine

From seekers and collectors, page 37

Kurt Nowak, the lone mountain wolf The Steiner Saga The Hofer Twins: The Law of Crystals Giant crystals from the Eiskögele north face Daring adventures at the Ödenwinkel

The most beautiful titanites in the world, page 49

World archaeological site Knappenwand, page 62

The Habach Valley once again in the spotlight Page 70

Adventure Rauris, page 76

The old folks and the young rebels The life of the Rasser family Mineral wealth in the Rauris The largest axinites of the Eastern Alps

The Lord of Gold, page 94 Museums and Collections Page 97