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Crowley's Ridge agate gravels

Agate beach or gravel Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
Petrified woodPetrified wood
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Jon Sullivan (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Uplifted Tertiary gravel ridge across eastern Arkansas yielding small polished-look agates

Arkansas Geological Survey and club literature describe the ridge gravels.

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