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after looking quite a bit more, the Carmel mountain area and Kishon river are most often mentioned when it comes to a wide variety of gemstones. is this not true?
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Well, there are not much rockhounding options in the North...

Quarz geodes were reported on Meron mountain and other Galilee places.

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on the slopes of the tuff hills you can ...

Oh, I see. I heard that there was a mine somewhere at the Kison River where they found quite a bit of stuff.
How about the southern part? I can pretty much go anywhere, honestly, but preferably not f ...

Hello Eitan. Not sure it's still relevant for you (two years passed) but there are some spots in Israel. Gypsum, Sulphur, garnets, dendrites,

It's been a while, but mind if I butt in? I'm also loo ...

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Topic: Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed
Gali Bondoc Replies: 18 Views: 47289	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Dec 12, 2022 14:00 Subject: Re: Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed
Gali Bondoc Replies: 18 Views: 47289	after looking quite a bit more, the Carmel mountain area and Kishon river are most often mentioned when it comes to a wide variety of gemstones. is this not true? https://www.mindat.org/loc-260089. ...
Topic: Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed
Gali Bondoc Replies: 18 Views: 47289	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Dec 12, 2022 03:03 Subject: Re: Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed
Gali Bondoc Replies: 18 Views: 47289	Well, there are not much rockhounding options in the North... Quarz geodes were reported on Meron mountain and other Galilee places. <map> on the slopes of the tuff hills you can ...
Topic: Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed
Gali Bondoc Replies: 18 Views: 47289	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Dec 11, 2022 11:38 Subject: Re: Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed
Gali Bondoc Replies: 18 Views: 47289	Oh, I see. I heard that there was a mine somewhere at the Kison River where they found quite a bit of stuff. How about the southern part? I can pretty much go anywhere, honestly, but preferably not f ...
Topic: Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed
Gali Bondoc Replies: 18 Views: 47289	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Dec 09, 2022 20:29 Subject: Re: Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed
Gali Bondoc Replies: 18 Views: 47289	Hello Eitan. Not sure it's still relevant for you (two years passed) but there are some spots in Israel. Gypsum, Sulphur, garnets, dendrites, It's been a while, but mind if I butt in? I'm also loo ...