The Valley of Grounds and Crystals
 Geological history has been particularly kind to the Zillertal valley: the mineral wealth of this Alpine paradise and its numerous valleys is the result of the long and dynamic development of the Alps and their rocks. Valuable mineral resources such as gold, silver, copper, and tungsten have been found in the Zillertal, as well as beautiful crystals of numerous minerals.
 Perhaps the most famous are the Zillertal garnets, which were the target of extensive mining operations 250 years ago. But the unique amethysts, diopsides, smoky quartz, apatites, and iron roses are also prized treasures in the collections of museums and collectors.
 This edition presents, for the first time in a monograph, the treasures discovered in the Zillertal valley and their locations; numerous collectors, not only from the Zillertal, contributed to it. The conclusion: The Zillertal valley has earned its excellent reputation! And not just because of its minerals...

 Contents:
 Geology of the Zillertal Alps: The Architecture of a Treasure Trove. Formation, Rocks and Mineral Formation (Bernd Lammerer)/250 Years of Zillertal Garnet. The Garnets and the Kreidl Dynasty (Walter Ungerank)/Garnet Deposits. Distributed Almost Throughout the Zillertal (Walter Ungerank)/The Stone Collectors of the Zillertal. The Local History of Collecting (Walter Ungerank)/From Valleys, Glaciers and Gully. The Current Situation of the Deposits (Walter Ungerank)/From "Adularium" to "Zoisite". Alphabetical Regional Mineralogy (Walter Ungerank)/Mörchner and Saurüssel. Fault-Cracked Rocks with Amethyst and Iron Roses (Reiner Augsten)/The Ochsner-Rotkopf Massif. Rarities from Rodingite (Reiner Augsten)/Morione from the Gunggl. Great New Finds in a Wild Side Valley of the Zillertal (Stefan Weiß)/The Gold Deposit on the Hainzenberg. An old mine comes to life - opened in 1979: the gold show mine (Johannes K. Bauer)/The Berliners and their hut. The story of what is probably the most magnificent hut in the Alps (Bernd Schröder) Zillertal Main Ridge Rest Area. An institution for the protection of the mountain environment, but also for the peace and quiet of visitors/The Zillertal 1:100,000. Overview map for travel planning/What else you can read about the Zillertal

 With cover, 100 pages in lapis format (21 x 30 cm). Published: 1997