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New Zealand, Otago
Curio Bay, Southland, New Zealand
Petrified wood site Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Petrified woodPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Jon Sullivan (Public domain).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Jurassic petrified forest
Internationally significant fossilized (petrified) forest exposed on the foreshore, documented scientifically.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Tides, slippery platform
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.