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Artigas, Rivera Department

Catalán agate & amethyst zone

Agate beach or gravel Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Arapey basalt agate/amethyst ground

Agate nodules and amethyst geodes

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Farm access

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More spots in this area.

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Catalan Chico amethyst mines33 km away · Crystal locality
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Santana do Livramento agate fields45 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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Catalán, Uruguay51 km away · Geode bed
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Quarai / Artigas border agate (BR side)65 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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