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Kentucky Agate Creeks, Estill and Powell Counties

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteGray area
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: black and yellow banding.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Mississippian and Devonian chert nodules

Kentucky agate is the official state rock, famous for bold colors.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Dango Horse Lick Creek hamlet39 km away · Ghost town
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Lexington Town Branch old-city privies60 km away · Old dump ground
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