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Southeast Asia, Caraga
Mabua-Tinago, Surigao City
Pebble beach of the ophiolite coast
Agate beach or gravel Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasperAlso reported: rounded andesite, basalt and serpentinite pebbles, greenish ultramafic stones.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: surf-rounded pebbles shed from Surigao's ultramafic and volcanic hills
Beach and its smooth multi-colored pebbles well documented by Atlas Obscura and travel press; specific agate or jasper finds are collector anecdote, not formally recorded
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Strong surf on the exposed berm
barefoot walking on hot stones
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