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Salto do Jacui gyrolite/apophyllite zeolites

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: Apophyllite, gyrolite.

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

Why this spot

Cretaceous basalt vugs

RS agate mines also yield fine zeolite and apophyllite specimens

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Salto do Jacui agate district1 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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Salto do Jacui, RS: agate diggings district1 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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Salto do Jacuí, Brazil2 km away · Geode bed
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Soledade, RS: agate and geode trading hub74 km away · Agate beach or gravel
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