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Sabre52 Cave Dweller Me and my gal, Rosie Member since August 2005 Posts: 20,492	Sweetwater Dendritic Agate Finished Jan 9, 2006 22:39:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sabre52 on Jan 9, 2006 22:39:00 GMT -5 Location: Sweetwater, Wyoming

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Sweetwater Dendritic Agate Finished Mar 6, 2006 21:09:59 GMT -5

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Post by Slydog on Mar 6, 2006 21:09:59 GMT -5

Wondering where you are located? I was looking at the agates (Sweetwater), and wondered if you've ever been to Agate Flats, past Jeffrey City? I have some pretty ones from that area. Just past Flats is a dry streambed--have some pretty agates from there too.

inflight22 has rocks in the head Member since January 2006 Posts: 710	Sweetwater Dendritic Agate Finished Mar 6, 2006 21:48:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by inflight22 on Mar 6, 2006 21:48:34 GMT -5 Oh my God! Love 'em!!!!

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Sweetwater Dendritic Agate Finished Mar 7, 2006 2:31:48 GMT -5

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Post by puppie96 on Mar 7, 2006 2:31:48 GMT -5

Slydog, I'd love to know exactly where you mean. I also have some Sweetwater agates that I picked up right by Sweetwater Station next to Bison Basin Road -- mainly known historically as collecting area for apple green jade. We found a few small pieces that might be apple green jade and a lot of agates. The Agate Flats must be near there I believe?

earthdog Cave Dweller Don't eat yellow snow Member since June 2006 Posts: 2,731	Sweetwater Dendritic Agate Finished Mar 7, 2006 9:35:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by earthdog on Mar 7, 2006 9:35:46 GMT -5 Thats great looking stuff.

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Sweetwater Dendritic Agate Finished Mar 7, 2006 11:05:48 GMT -5

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Post by Slydog on Mar 7, 2006 11:05:48 GMT -5

Puppie, here are the exact directions to Agate Flats. I have gallon buckets full of agates from that area. Many are quite small, but pretty. Favorites: the black ones that you have to hold up to the light to see the moss inside!
Leave Lander WY heading S on 287. At the junction, turn left, you are now going E on 287. Take 287 to Jeffrey City. About 5 miles past Jeffrey City, take a left on Agate Flats Rd. Follow that about 8 miles to Agate Flats.
There will be cattle there, they will stay a distance from you. This is a gravel/dirst road. If you stay on that road, you will come to an area with a dry creekbed, another good place to find agates/arrowheads.
Once you get to Agate Flats, you will see some big hills across the barbed wire fence. Look there too---those hills were used in WW2 for aircraft ammo target practice, you can still find metal clips, etc. pretty neat!

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