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Hampden Beach concretions, Otago

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

FossilsFossils
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Septarian concretions.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Cenozoic (Moeraki-type)

Fossil-bearing beach near the famous Moeraki Boulders.

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