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Castle Butte, California City

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteLegal to collect
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Petrified woodPetrified wood

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Jon Sullivan (Public domain).

Why this spot

Mojave badlands long picked for agate, jasper and petrified wood float

Old standby in Mojave rockhounding literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

soft sand
OHV traffic

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