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Southeast Asia, Ilocos
Anda Peninsula, Pangasinan
Rice-field tektite grounds
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: philippinite tektites, breadcrust and soccerball forms, flanged fragments.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: philippinite (rizalite) tektites of the Australasian strewn field
Named source locality in tektite literature and trade; farmers documented finding tektites when preparing rice fields after monsoon rains
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Farm dogs, heat, wet-season mud
no security issues reported
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