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West Coast NZ

Pounamu (greenstone)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: pounamu (nephrite jade).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: pounamu (nephrite jade)

Documented rockhounding locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote or mine ground
heat, shafts, weather

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