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Jade Cove, Big Sur, CA

ROCKHOUNDING OPEN / LEGAL CONFIRMED

Where: California · North America · approx. 35.92, -121.47 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: nephrite jade (Big Sur jade) in Franciscan serpentinite coastline

What turns up: nephrite jade, serpentine, botryoidal jade

Access: Open / legal.

Collecting loose nephrite jade below the mean high tide line is specifically permitted; no removal above the tideline or from cliffs/bedrock, hand tools only.

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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.