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United Kingdom, England

Whitby, North Yorkshire

Gem locality Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

FossilsFossils
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: jet.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Whitby jet and fossils

World-famous source of Whitby jet plus Jurassic ammonites; extensively documented.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Cliffs, rockfall, tides

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