Agate from Mendoza Province , "San Rafael" City

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Achat von "Mendoza" Provinz , "San Rafael" "Cuyean" Region , Argentina.
Personal collection.

Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina

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"San Rafael" , Mendoza Province , about 30 kilometers of "Rio Atuel"
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina

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No agates on the surface.
This week we will return to "San Rafael" to a new "Condor" type agate source.
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina
www.agatesfromargentina.com
P.S. (WE NEVER SAW A CONDOR (bird) in "SAN RAFAEL!!!)

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1: This picture was shot from a high hill in "San Rafael"
2: This is a piece of landscape in "San Rafael" , about 30 kilometers from the main road.

Yo can see more AGATES FROM ARGENTINA and landscapes in our new BLOG
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Thank you!!
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina

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No mobile phones worked here! (1)
2: Dissapointing agate after we cut it!
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina

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1: Beautiful "Rio Atuel" , near "San Rafael" City , Mendoza Province . "CUYEAN REGION"  not Patagonian Region.
2: None of these agates from "San Rafael" agates were acceptable quality. We just threw them away!! Almost took one full day to collect them.
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina

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This picture was shot about 45 kilometers from the main road . Not just sitting in a rock to shoot the picture!
There are thousands of agates in "San Rafael" . But you have to take the risk of travelling to find them!
We have been there in every season of the year!
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina

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Hello patagoniantar,

as it looks is one preserves area not only from the landscape but also around beautiful agates to find. Dissopointin of agates I did not see yet, am as he to look very strained after will cut many beautiful finds.
and also many kind regards from Germany Tibor

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Thanks for your comments TIBOR!!
After 5 days of trying to find agates of good quality. We just found ONE!!!

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These are Commercially known as "Condor" agates. They become from the "Cuyean" Region , near "San Rafael" City , "Mendoza" Province.
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina

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These are Commercially known as "Condor" agates. They become from the "Cuyean" Region , near "San Rafael" City , "Mendoza" Province.
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie 
Argentina

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These are Commercially known as "Condor" agates. They become from the "Cuyean" Region , near "San Rafael" City , "Mendoza" Province.
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie 
Argentina

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Dear Friends these agates were found near  "San Rafael"  City , "Mendoza" Province in the "Cuyean" Region.

Claudia and I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Agates HERE! :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/patagonianstar/sets/72157594376446384/

Thanks for allowing us to be in this Forum even when we don´t understand German Language. But we think that agates talk by themselves!!
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina

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Agate from the "Cuyean" Region , near "San Rafael , "Mendoza" Province , Argentina.
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina

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This "Condor " agate from San Rafael , "Mendoza" Province , "Cuyo" Region , is really huge !

13 x 9 cm 2,287 kilograms
Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
Argentina
www.agatesfromargentina.com  (Updated!)