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Parrsboro shore (Wasson Bluff to Partridge Is.)

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
FossilsFossils

Also reported: zeolites.

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

Why this spot

Triassic-Jurassic basalt/redbeds

Parrsboro is the hub of Nova Scotia rockhounding and hosts the Gem and Mineral Show.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Parrsboro Minas Basin coal and lumber port1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Two Islands (Economy/Parrsboro)4 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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Partridge Island, Parrsboro5 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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Wasson Bluff, near Parrsboro9 km away · Fossil site
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