REVIEWED LOCATION

Troodos Botanic Garden — Restored Amiantos Asbestos Mine Landscape Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

The botanic garden occupies part of the old Amiantos asbestos mine within Troodos National Forest Park and Natura 2000, interpreting both restoration and mining history.

Protected / viewing statusVery high evidenceapproximate map precisionCurrent review cycle freshness
Important: Asbestos is hazardous. This is explicitly a no-collecting record.

What is here

restored chrysotile-asbestos mine landscape within Troodos ophiolite

Materials / interest: Asbestos, Ophiolite

Collecting and access

Managed garden and restoration viewing only; no rock/mineral collection from mine waste, benches or Natura 2000 land is represented.

Remain inside signed garden/viewpoint areas and follow Forest Department rules.

Detailed status
prohibited
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Not flagged
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no

Safety

Asbestos-bearing geological material may occur in the former mine; do not disturb or handle mine waste or rock fibres.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Next scheduled review: 2027-09-13.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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