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Taejongdae pebble cove (Jagalmadang)

Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: eyes-only: rounded mongdol pebbles, conglomerate and volcaniclastic cobbles.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: wave-worked mongdol pebble cove under the sea cliffs of Taejongdae at the southern tip of Yeongdo, Busan

Taejongdae is a designated Scenic Site of South Korea (2005) and Busan monument with a documented pebble cove; look-only

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

cliff-base cove with rockfall risk and slippery bouldersWatch swell

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