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Bayanhot Gobi agate hub
Agate beach or gravel Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasper
Petrified woodAlso reported: desert-varnished suiseki stones.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Jon Sullivan (Public domain).
Why this spot
Rockhounding hub: Alashan Gobi agate, grape agate and desert-polished gobi stones
Stone museum, annual festival and mass picking culture documented in English and Chinese sources
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote desert drivingExtreme heat and cold, no water, easy to get lost, border-zone checkpoints
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