Texas rockhounding locations

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1. Palo Duro Canyon, outside State Park boundaries
   Agatized wood
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2. Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River, in banks and gravels
   Agatized wood
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3. Between Red River and US 62, in area deposits
   Alabaster
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4. Just NW of Midlothian, sides of US 287
   Fossilized shark teeth
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5. Sides of creek, N & S of US 287
   Pyrite (pyrite roses)
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6. S side of US 287, in shale formations
   Fossil leaf prints
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7. Gravel bars of creek beneath creek 1.8 mi. SE of Alvord
   Pyrite cubes
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8. NE side of Lake Bridgeport
   Fossils (crinoids, trilobites)
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9. 10 mi. N of Alpine, area gravels
   Moonstones
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10. W side of Glass Mountains, area
    Agate (moss, plume), Chalcedony, Jasper, Quartz crystals
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11. 6 mi. SW of alpine in valley, area
    Agate, Geodes
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12. 16 mi. S of Alpine, area lava flow
    Agate (moss, plume), Chalcedony, Jasper, Quartz crystals
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13. Agua Fria Ranch, area draws, flats, slopes
    Agate, Agatized wood
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14. Stillwell Ranch N of Big Bend Natl Park, area
    Agate
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15. Area E, SE, & NE of Dog Canyon
    Barite
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16. The Solitario, area mines
    Galena
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17. Needle Peak, broad area
    Agate
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18. Terlingua, area mines
    Calcite, Calomel, Cinnabar, Fluorite, Mercury, Terlinguaite, Agate (pompom), Aragonite crystals
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19. Seven Hearts Gap, area
    Barite (in limestone)
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20. NE side of Carizo Mts, area
    Limonite, Turquoise
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21. 5 mi. W of Van Horn, area prospects
    Turquoise
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22. Plata Verde Mine
    Anglesite, Barite, Bromargyrite, Malachite, Microcline, Quartz, Azurite, Chrysocolla, etc.
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23. Bonanza Mine
    Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
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24. Road cuts along Rte. 375
    Garnets, Mica, Serpentine (pink banded)
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25. S edge of Quitman Mts, area
    Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood, etc.
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26. Eagle Flat
    Augite (with black Spinel)
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27. Sierra Blanc, area mines and prospects
    Turquoise
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28. Bishop Ranch, S of Marfa
    Agate (Texas bouquet agate)
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29. Along US 67, both sides from Marfa to Presidio
    Agate (Texas bouquet agate)
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30. Lobo valley, area
    Agate (Texas plume agate)
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31. Chinati Mts, area
    Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper
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32. Btwn Marfa and Ft. Davis, all area
    Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper
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33. Chinati Mts, area mine dumps
    Fluorite, Galena, Argentite, Cerargyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Smithsonite
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34. N & E sides of Balmorhea Lake
    Agate (Balmorhea blue agate)
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35. Area ~17 mi. W of Pecos (ranch roads)
    Agate, Petrified wood
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36. Area surfaces all around Smithville
    Agate, Petrified wood
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37. Creek beds & hill slopes between Caldwell & Somerville, area
    Petrified wood, Agatized wood
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38. Limestone road cuts, SE of Gatesville
    Agate (turritella agate)
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39. Limestone road cuts, SW of Oglesby
    Agate (turritella agate)
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40. Rabb’s Creek, in beds and surrounding area
    Petrified wood, Opalized wood
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41. Lampasas, surrounding area
    Calcite (fluorescent)
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42. 5 mi. N of Lampasas, in limestone exposure
    Celestite crystals
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43. Little Lucy Creek, in beds and banks
    Celestite
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44. Llano county, all area pegmatite exposures
    Topaz, Ziron
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45. Babyhead to Miller Mt, area dikes
    Llanite (gemmy granite), Opal-quartz
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46. N of Cross, area fields, banks, cuts, washes, etc.
    Petrified wood
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47. Ranches W of Mason, area pegmatites (fee)
    Amazonite, Felspar crystals, Quartz crystals, Topaz (blue, colorless), Tourmaline (black)
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48. Banks of Llano River, in gray/black limestone
    Crinoid stem sections
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49. Streeter, area
    Amazonite, Feldspar crystals, Quartz crystals (smoky), Topaz (blue, colorless), Tourmaline
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50. Hinton Creek, in gravels
    Chalcedony, Chert
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51. Broad area around Bedias, from meteorite
    Tektites (bediasites, black diamonds, fire pearls)
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52. Gibbons creek, area creek beds
    Tektites
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53. Large area between Crockett, Trinity, and Groveton
    Jasper, Agatized wood, etc.
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54. McGee Bend dam, area
    Agatized wood
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55. E of New Caney, in area creek beds and banks
    Jasper, Petrified palm wood
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56. Road cut N of road, 4 mi. W of Douglass
    Pyrite, Selenite
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57. Large area btwn Camden and Chester
    Petrified palm wood (white lime coating)
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58. N of Lake Livingston, large area
    Petrified palm wood
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59. Btwn Groveton & Trinity, all surrounding area
    Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood, etc.
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60. New Braunfels, area stream beds, fields, excavations, etc.
    Petrified wood
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61. 15-18 mi. W of Freer, area
    Petrified palm
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62. SW of Freer, general area
    Agate, Silicified wood
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63. Road cut on E side of US 87
    Fossils
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64. Area 9 mi. NNW of Willow City
    Barite, Serpentine, Soapstone
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65. Amethyst Hill on Althaus Ranch
    Amethyst, Citrine
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66. Stream gravels around Fredericksburg, area
    Almandine garnets
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67. Peach Creek, in bed and banks
    Agate, Petrified wood
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68. Gravel pits hear Rio Grande
    Agates (Rio Grande), Jasper, Agatized wood
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69. Erdman Farm (small fee)
    Petrified palm wood, Opalized wood, Fossils
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70. Tessman Farm (small fee)
    Agatized palm wood (golden)
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71. Moulton, area creek beds, gravels, fields, etc.
    Agate, Petrified wood
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72. Nails Creek Park, in draws and farm fields
    Tektites
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73. H.D. House Ranch area (fee)
    Agatized fern buds, Jasper, Chalcedony
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74. Eagle Pass, area
    Agate, Amber, Chalcedony, Jasper
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75. Mathis, area road cuts, stream gravels, etc.
    Agate (moss agate)
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76. Rio Grande, in gravels S of Rio Grande City
    Agate (Rio Grande agate), Chalcedony, Jasper
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77. E of Austin, area cuts, draws, washes, fields, etc.
    Agatized wood, Petrified palm wood, etc.
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78. Under bridge on E side of Pecos River, in limestone
    Fossils (turritella)
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79. On slope just E of Pecos River
    Barite
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80. River bars and tributaries of Rio Grande, S of Laredo
    Agate, Agatized wood, Chalcedony, Jasper, Agatized wood
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81. Lopeno, W of US 83, area surfaces, hills, etc.
    Agate, Agatized wood, Chalcedony, Jasper
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82. E of Falcon Lake, area
    Agate, Agatized wood, Jasper, etc.
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