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China Inland, Hebei
Zhangjiakou
Xuanhua Zhanguohong agate zone
Agate beach or gravel Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Warring-States-red (Zhanguohong) banded agate boom field in the hills southeast of Xuanhua
Deposit described in Chinese gemological journals and dealer literature; hobby digging coverage is thinner and mostly Chinese-language
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Hand-dug pits and undercut trenches on hillsidesWinter cold
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.