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Paint Rock River agate, Jackson County

Agate beach or gravel Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Colorful banded agate from Mississippian limestone residuum in the Paint Rock valley

Alabama paint rock agate is a recognized lapidary material from this valley.

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