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Southeast Asia, Metro Manila
Novaliches, old Rizal Province
Beyer's rizalite strewn field (historic)
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: rizalite tektites via collector trade, historic-provenance specimens.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: the classic 1926 rizalite tektite discovery ground of H. Otley Beyer
Discovery at Novaliches in October 1926 and Beyer's studies are well documented; modern surface finds here are not, the ground is largely built over
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Dense urban traffic
watershed reservation areas are off limits
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