REVIEWED LOCATION

Teigarhorn Zeolite Natural Monument — Protected Viewing Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

One of Iceland’s most important zeolite localities. Public visitation is supported, but removal of zeolites is explicitly prohibited without Environmental Agency permission, so this is a protected viewing record rather than a collecting pin.

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Important: Do not remove zeolites, break rock or disturb geological formations.

What is here

world-class basalt-hosted zeolite mineralization with scolecite, stilbite, epistilbite, analcime and heulandite

Materials / interest: Zeolites, Calcite, Chalcedony, Opal

Collecting and access

Viewing only unless the Environmental Agency of Iceland grants explicit permission. Removing zeolites without agency permission is prohibited.

Use the farm/country-park visitor area and marked trails; the public point is intentionally not a crystal-bearing cliff coordinate.

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

Safety

Coastal weather and slippery ground can change quickly; remain on managed routes.

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.

More reviewed places in Iceland

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