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The term “Finkenberg” includes several different agate-deposits - from the “Finkenbergstrasse” (nearly on Idar Creek level ) up to the “Upper Lay” and “Waeschertskaulen”. So this term means the eastern side of the ancient township of Idar.

One agate-typus is presenting an early cristalized blue chalcedony-band and in its centre reddish colorized fortification-banding. (location: around Finkenbergstrasse).

Another typus is showing cloudy structured agate. The location is around the hotel “crystal”.

Yellowish-brown finelined agates, similar to those from Setz quarry, were found while constructing the building of Fa.Giloy in the year 1990.

White agates (sometimes with a colorized centre) are belonging to the location Waeschertskaulen.

Smaller nodules from these locations are showing an awesome spherulitical pattern.