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Paint Rock Agate, Hiwassee River
Agate beach or gravel Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasperAlso reported: yellow and orange banding.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).
Why this spot
Cambrian to Ordovician chert
A colorful east Tennessee agate prized by collectors.
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