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Abiquiu Agate NM site 38

by NicholsArtsMay 8, 2012 Uncategorized

May 7 2012-My wife and I decided to investigate the Abiquiu Agate site in the Gem Trails of New Mexico edition. So we departed Chimayo New Mexico on our way to Abiqui a 30 minute drive. North of Sante Fe on the Highway 84.
Site A is on the [...]

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Vidal Junction (S CA Site 20)

by JerryMarch 29, 2012 California - Southern

Directions: The site we visited was a couple miles north of the chalcedony site Mitchell describes. It is a designated rockhound area on the Parker District BLM map. At about 11 miles from Vidal Junction watch for BLM road 642 or a mile north road 634. Road 642 is the better road, you will need [...]

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Lake Havasu (S CA Site 23)

by JerryMarch 7, 2012 California - Southern

Directions: This site is not the “agate hill” that Mitchell describes and that is under claim by the Needles Gem and Mineral Society, but it is nearby, so I am listing it here. We found information and directions for the site we visited on the BLM map for the Parker, AZ, area. Follow Lake Havasu [...]

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Turtle Mountains (S CA Site 22)

by JerryMarch 7, 2012 California - Southern

Directions: For starters, Turtle Mountain Road is 26 miles north of Vidal Junction and the south side of the sign post says Indian Trail. But the road is hard to miss. It is also BLM road 434. There is a good camp site at 6 miles where the road crosses Chemehuevi Wash. There is no [...]

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Yermo (SoCal, Region 3, Site 47)

by pshiromaNovember 22, 2011 California - Southern

Directions: Mitchell’s map is fine.
Date: November, 2011
Site Notes: We skipped sites A and B and were going to head up to sites C and D. However, after making the left hand turn to the west of the dump, I began to notice a lot of large agates in the road bed and in the wash, [...]

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White Fir (OR Site 36 GR)

by JerrySeptember 26, 2011 Gem Trails by State

Directions: Garret’s directions are good (as always). The sign “Agate Beds” actually leads to the jasper egg area, while the real agate eggs are at the 4.3 mile mark, up to the right, just before the camping area.
Date: August 2011
Notes: We worked both the jasper and agate beds and had good success at both. Find [...]

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Dubinky Well (UT Site 81)

by JerryApril 10, 2011 Gem Trails by State

Directions: We found Site A fairly easily, but there is one correction to the book: The Dubinky Well sign is on the side road, not on SR 313. Find the sign and you will find the site. We didn’t go to Site B.
Date: April 2011
Notes: This is a strange locale for hunting agate. It’s a [...]

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Crescent Junction #2 (UT Site 74)

by JerryApril 6, 2011 Gem Trails by State

Directions: This site should be named Klondike Bluffs. The mileage in the book is slightly off, in that there is no side road at 1.6 miles. Basically follow the main road 4.1 miles from US 191, bearing right at the only real junction. At 4.1 miles there are side roads left and right. Take the [...]

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Newberry Nodules and Agate (SoCal, R2, Site 36)

by pshiromaFebruary 21, 2011 California - Southern

Directions: The map will get you to the general location without issue. See notes section below.
Date: February 21, 2011
Notes: We were back in the Barstow area visiting another site and stopped at this location for about an hour. That’s simply not enough time to properly look through the area. Also, on further inspection, I realized [...]

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Field Road (SoCal, Site 50)

by pshiromaJanuary 30, 2011 California - Southern

Date of Visit: January 29, 2011
Directions: The location is easy to reach and the map is fine. We visited Site A.
Notes: As the book states, Site A is expansive. We parked at the end of the paved road and walked east towards the wash, going approximately 150 yards from where we parked. After all the [...]

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