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Mongolia, Ömnögovĭ

Gobi Desert Agate Fields, Mongolia

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Petrified woodPetrified wood

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Jon Sullivan (Public domain).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: surface agate/chalcedony float

Well-known desert-pavement agate and chalcedony (including 'Gobi eye' agate).

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Extreme remoteness, no water, heat

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