“… The agates of Baden-Baden are occuring in a pinite-bearing porphyric rock. Primarily these agates are to be found in the area around the today's golf course until Gunzenbach. In addition, secondarily as gravel agates in the Rhine flints very beautiful pieces are to be found too. In Baden-Baden the finding-places are in the city forest. No digging is allowed there at any time.… for agate-collectors. This is even to find in a reference on the official web page of the city Baden-Baden ... ”

 

written by Patricia Hemmer, in “thundereggs from the Black Forest” - catalog to the international agate-fair 2012