Adam's Brook road cut
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Details: "Serpentine (varicolored), quartz, agate, garnierite, placer gold, garnets — Collect in the outcrops north of the road-cut and north along Adam's Brook. Serpentine boulders are in the stream, as are boulders with green, yellow, red and orange agate and quartz crystals. Some green surface coatings that may be garnierite have been reported. Placer gold and garnets have been recovered in the brook, and also in the Rock River between Newfane and Dover." - This information was found on Nuggetfever.com as well as a very concise list of collecting locations in Vermont. Also go to the website for details about collecting in Vermont and guidelines to follow.
Directions: "Take Route 30 past Newfane, turn right just before West Dummerston onto the road to South Newfane. About 8miles from Route 30, the road crosses Adam's Brook." - This information was found on Nuggetfever.com as well as a very concise list of collecting locations in Vermont. Also go to the website for details about collecting in Vermont and guidelines to follow.
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): (42°56'57"N, 72°45'29"W)
or (42.949166, -72.758055)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is supposed to be exact.)
Tags: windham county, vermont, newfane, west dummerston, route 30, adam's brook, road cut, agate, quartz, rock river, dover, serpentine, varicolored, quartz, agate, garnierite, placer gold, garnet
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