REVIEWED LOCATION

Lom Hvězda, Stará Paka — Private Gemstone Locality Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

Famous Stará Paka quarry with agate, chalcedony, amethyst, smoky quartz, crystal, calcite and barite. The geology is strong, but the official Czech Geological Survey record explicitly identifies private land/special entry permission, so it is Permission Required rather than Ready.

Conditional statusVery high evidenceexact map precisionCurrent review cycle freshness
Important: Private land — geological fame is not public collecting permission.

What is here

Permian andesite/melaphyre with agate, chalcedony and quartz varieties

Materials / interest: Agate, Amethyst, Barite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Jasper, Quartz, Smoky Quartz

Collecting and access

Geologically important gemstone locality, but Czech Geological Survey marks special entry permission necessary/private land; do not enter or collect without explicit current owner permission

No direct navigation is provided. Obtain explicit owner access before entering the quarry.

Detailed status
permission
Permission
Required
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Not flagged
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
conditional
Hammering
conditional
Digging
conditional

Safety

Abandoned quarry with rockfall/steep-face hazards.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Next scheduled review: 2027-01-11.

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

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