| Northwest Panhandle - Chadron Chadron, NE US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 03:26:18 PM Viewed 5550 times |
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| "Fairburn, Prairie, and Nebraska Blue Agates can be found" according to the Travel Channel's Treasure Wiki Nebraska Page. Here is what it says: "General description: Fairburn, Prairie, and Nebraska Blue Agates can be found. The Nebraska Blue Agate is the State Gemstone. The nodules appear to be more plentiful than in South Dakota. (Roger Cark).
I have collected in Nebraska and found a wide variety of agates. The Nebraska Blue is a truly beautiful stone. Handy to bring along: 1.Rock bag 2.Water - this is very remote country 3.GPS 4. Boots 5. Rock Hammer Helpful notes to newcomers: Do not strike a nodule of agate with your hammer to see what's in it. A rock worth hundreds of dollars could be ruined. " | Directions can be found on the Travel Channel's Treasure Wiki Nebraska Page. Here is what it says: "Travel Northwest of Chadron on HWY 385. The Oglala National Grasslands allows rockhounding for personal use. Neither vertebrate fossils or Native American artifacts are allowed to be collected. It is a crime and rightly so to violate Native American sacred sites. Ask Permission before collecting on private property and as always respect the land, keep it as wildly beautiful as it is. " |