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China Inland, Jiangsu
Nanjing
Liuhe Hengliang yuhua stone country
Agate beach or gravel Documented siteOpen
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasper
Crystals and minerals
OpalPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Dpulitzer (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: rain-flower pebbles (agate and chalcedony gravels) from ancient Yangtze terraces, a classic Chinese collecting hobby
Nanjing planning bureau documents the restored-pit stone-washing park; Chinese press documents the hobby and its decline in the wild
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old sand-pit pondsDeep water at former workings
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.