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Southeast Asia, Ilocos
Luna, La Union
Pebble beach of the 'Pebble Capital of the North'
Agate beach or gravel Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: polished andesite and basalt pebbles, banded and colored stones.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: wave-sorted river-and-surf pebbles, a commercial stone-picking economy
Decades of documented commercial pebble picking and sorting by Luna stone pickers; MGB Region 1 studied the pebble areas and recommended a moratorium
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Strong surf and steep pebble berms
typhoon-season waves rebuild and strip the beach quickly
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.