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Australia, Queensland

Mount Hay, Queensland

Geode bed Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GeodesGeodes
Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
OpalOpal

Also reported: quartz cores).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0), Teerui (Public domain), Dpulitzer (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: rhyolitic thundereggs

Famous thunderegg locality with agate/opal-filled nodules, documented at the Mount Hay Gemstone Tourist Park.

Before you go

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