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Southern Europe, Varaždin
Lepoglava
Gaveznica-Kameni vrh agate site, Croatia
Agate beach or gravel Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasper
Gold
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Miocene fossil volcano and former andesite quarry; Croatia's only semi-precious stone deposit, protected geomonument since 1998
Documented sole Croatian agate locality, worked since the Stone Age; collecting inside the monument is not permitted, so treat as a study visit
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old quarry faces, loose rock
Keep exploring nearby
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