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Montrose / Usan, Scotland

Agate

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteLegal to collect
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: The Angus coast (Usan, Boddin, weathering from Old Red Sandstone lavas onto the shore..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Scottish agate (Scotch pebbles)

Documented rockhounding locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote or mine groundShafts, heat and weather
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