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Baie des Chaleurs shore, New Richmond

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: wave-tumbled volcanics.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

South Gaspe beaches where waves rework volcanic cobbles into agate and jasper finds

Local agate picking on Chaleur beaches is documented by regional lapidaries.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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