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Blue Rapids agate
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Blue Rapids, KS US
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Location Type: Public Access
Details: According to the reference listed below, you can find agate, chalcedony, chert, and jasper in the gravel beds of the Big Blue River "extending beyond county boundaries, all its tributaries, and on all surrounding hillsides and in washes."  It would be good to have some comment below and verify the material found in this location.
Directions: If someone has a good GPS location then feel free to share below in the comments.

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Reference Info: "A Location Guide for Rockhounds in the United States part 2" page 168, http://www.missourigeologists.org/Min-Loc2-2005.pdf
Tags: agate, chalcedony, jasper, chert, Blue Rapids, Big Blue River, Kansas, Marshall County

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