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Salto, Salto Department

Salto amethyst-agate (northern belt)

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GeodesGeodes

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

Why this spot

Cretaceous basalt

Northern Uruguay agate occurrences related to the Artigas belt

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