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Apache Creek agate, Catron County

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Gila country drainages carrying banded agate and jasper float

Listed in New Mexico rockhounding guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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