Rockhounding in Gujarat
Gujarat currently has 19 sourced map records in this explorer. Gujarat is one of India’s strongest agate and chalcedony regions. Official Indian sources document agate around the Rajpipla–Bharuch belt and other Gujarat localities, while India’s official tourism portal specifically presents Cambay/Khambhat as an agate-hunting destination. Access and removal permission are still evaluated separately for each record.
Materials documented in Gujarat
Quartz 16 Agate 15 Chalcedony 7 Carnelian 3 Thundereggs 2 Geodes 2 Moss Agate 2 Fluorite 1 Calcite 1 Baryte 1 Apatite 1 Garnet 1 Zeolites 1 Andradite 1
Why Gujarat is a major agate and mineral research region
Gujarat combines historic agate and carnelian districts with Deccan volcanic and carbonatite geology. The map prioritizes Khambhat/Cambay, Rajpipla–Ratanpore, Morbi–Tankara, Bhavnagar thunderegg localities and the Amba Dongar mineral complex, while mines and uncertain historical occurrences are kept non-navigable or map-only where appropriate.
Indian Bureau of Mines — Gujarat State Review 2022 ↗
Mapped locality guides
Access and collecting rules
Geological occurrence data does not establish a public right to collect. Verify land ownership, mining/mineral rights, protected-area status, local restrictions and any permission required before removing material.
Indian Bureau of Mines: Gujarat minor-mineral laws ↗
Dataset last reviewed: September 8, 2026. Coordinates are reference points; some mineral databases warn that locality coordinates may be generalized.
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