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South Ash Sharqiyah, Northeastern Governorate
Masirah Island jasper coast
Agate beach or gravel Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasperAlso reported: serpentine, gabbro.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).
Why this spot
Uplifted ophiolite island fringed with red and green jasper, gabbro and serpentinite cobbles
Documented ophiolite geology, beach pebbles known to visiting collectors.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
heat, monsoon surf
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