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Yermo (S CA Site 47)

by JerryDecember 12, 2009 California - Southern

Directions: You should have no trouble following Mitchell’s directions to the sites. The “old pole line” road noted in the text for Site B is marked as BLM Rd 7640.
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GPS: Site B – N34.937, W 116.758; Site C – N34.943, W 116.771
Date: December 2009
Notes: Don’t bother with Site A, very little material, none above [...]

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Lake Lohanton Agate (NV Site 38)

by JerryApril 12, 2009 Gem Trails by State

Directions: You can’t miss this site north of US 50 about 15 miles east of Fallon.
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Date: April 2009
Notes: The first place we stopped was just across from the Churchill Beach entrance to Lohanton State Recreation Area. We found both agate and jasper, pieces up to 15 or 20 pounds in a variety of colors. [...]

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Fernley Agate (NV Site 37)

by JerryApril 12, 2009 Gem Trails by State

Directions: The map and instructions in Gem Trails seem clear enough. There is a dirt road opposite Speedway Road off US 95A. The problem is that there is no collectible rock at the location.
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Date: April 2009
Notes: About 1/4 mile north of the designated site (intersection of side road and phone line road) we started [...]

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