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Southern Cone, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
Jaramillo Petrified Forests National Park
Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: eyes-only: whole silicified Araucaria trunks, cones, wood fragments carpeting the ground.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Jurassic Araucaria trunks up to 3 m across lying on the Patagonian steppe, protected as a natural monument since 1954 and now a national park
Long-documented national protected area near Jaramillo (town coordinates verified via Wikipedia); giant petrified trunks are the documented feature
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Constant Patagonian wind50 km gravel access road, no water or fuel, phone dead zones
Keep exploring nearby
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