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Salto do Jacui agate district

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

Also reported: moss).

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 Parana basalt

Salto do Jacui is the classic Brazilian agate mining region

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Salto do Jacuí, Brazil0 km away · Geode bed
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Salto do Jacui, RS: agate diggings district1 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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Salto do Jacui gyrolite/apophyllite zeolites1 km away · Crystal locality
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Soledade, RS: agate and geode trading hub75 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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