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Elkwater gravels, Cypress Hills Alberta side
Agate beach or gravel Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasper
Petrified wood
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Jon Sullivan (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Cypress Hills conglomerate sheds durable quartzite, agate and petrified wood into roadcuts and slopes
Documented source conglomerate familiar to prairie rockhounds.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
none significant
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