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Warsaw / Hamilton Geode Area, IL

Geode bed Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GeodesGeodes

Also reported: dolomite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Keokuk-district geodes, western IL

The Illinois side of the Keokuk geode district near Warsaw/Hamilton is documented for quartz geodes.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Muddy banks, river currents

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