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Dewdrop Diamond geodes
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Niota, IL US
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Location Type: Private Property
Details: Geodes with blue and pink chalcedony can be found near Niota.  This looks like it might be on private property, so get permission.
Directions: A map is listed in the source referenced below.  I'm guessing my coordinates are exact based on google earth and trying to map it based on the topography.  There should be a Green farm house near by where highway 96 and 9 straighten out going east 2.5 miles from Niota.
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 40°37'16.32"N, 91°14'37.71"W)
or (40.621200, -91.243808)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is supposed to be exact.)
Follow this Link to Get Google's Directions
Reference Info: "A Location Guide for Rockhounds in the United States part 2" page 151-2, http://www.missourigeologists.org/Min-Loc2-2005.pdf
Tags: geodes, geode, chalcedony, pink chalcedony, blue chalcedony, Niota, Illinois, Hancock County

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diamond dew drop - Mar 12, 2014 09:57:38 AM EST
The Niota IL site is a state owned Nature Preserve and digging and/or taking geodes from the creek is illegal and violators will be prosecuted under the fullest extent of the law.  thank you!


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