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West Coast, Otago
Cascade River and Jackson Bay pounamu
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: High-quality pounamu boulders in remote river gravels.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Metamorphic nephrite
A source of prized inanga and kahurangi pounamu in South Westland.
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