Placer of agates at Vertikalny Cape, Eastern Kamchatka

• Published in: Bulletin of Kamchatka Regional Association «Educational-Scientific Center». Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Савельев Д.П.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS 2020
• Subjects: agate; chalcedony; placer; native copper; Geology; QE1-996.5; Petropavlovsk; Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky; Kamchatka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.31431/1816-5524-2020-47-3-107-111; https://doaj.org/article/cd62db8348004b3e8b38e05265de1d94

In the area of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, field work was carried out, which included routes through hard-to-reach bays along the coastal cliffs of Avachinsky Gulf. Agates and chalcedony were collected in a boulder and pebble placer southwest of Cape Vertikalny. Their source is volcanic st...