Ellensburg Blue Agates
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Details: Look for details at the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Washington. It says: "General description: The most prized Washington Agate. It is rare, hard and a spectacular gemstone. These agates are not laying all over the place for a rockhound to find. It takes hours of searching to find a genuine Blue. The hardness on the stone is a 7.5 on the Mohs scale. This is not a child friendly adventure, extreme heat, ticks, rattlesnakes and the fact that the local rodent population carries the Haunta Virus make it very unwelcoming.
Grade this location: (A to F): F - found nothing, on the brink of heat exhaustion, dirt in every hole on my body but hey at least I only found 2 ticks on me.
Handy to bring along: 1. Hand tools 2. Collecting bag (you won't need a big one) 3. Map (know where you are, trespassing is not tolerated."
Directions: Look for directions at the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Washington. It says: "Found only in the northwest corner of the lower Kittitas Valley near Ellensburg. The city is located at the intersection of I 82 and I 90 southeast of Seattle. Kittitas valley is a few miles northwest of Ellensburg. The only remaining public access area is Red Top Mountain."
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 47° 7'57.82"N, 120°41'58.70"W)
or (47.132727, -120.699638)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is intended to be approximate or best guess.)
Mindat Link: http://www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=32367
Tags: ellensburg blue agate agates red top mountain washington kittitas county
08-19-2015 (1).pdf |
 Mw: ELLENSBURG BLUE AGATE-Washington- 4pcs 142cts |
 Blue CHALCEDONY specimen * Ellensburg * Washington * Ex. Kay Robertson Coll |
