Alabama Paint Rock Agate

Paint rock river agate turkey creek walls of jericho jackson county alabama 2 as far as i know paint rock river agate is only found in the cumberland plateau region of northeast alabama and maybe adjacent counties in southern tennessee.

Alabama paint rock agate.

The agate pieces below were found april 10 2010. This area is on the alabama side near the tennessee state line. Paint rock agate was found at the interface of the upper mississippian limestone and the pennsylvanian sandstone on the steep sides of the cumberland plateau. It weathers out of limestone in the mississippian age pennington formation.

My new pay to dig agate location in paint rock valley in alabama agate arrowhead 7 inchour arrowheads are contemporary and handmade in india from agate and jasper agate that is over a thousand yea. Go to the main dig for crystals site. The sandstone weathers at a faster rate than the limestone and therefore a bench will form at the interface and the agate can be found free of the limestone matrix but it is often found locked in its limestone matrix. Paint rock valley cumberland plateau along alabama tennessee border the yellow agates with red freckles and ribbons look like they have been crazily painted by dancing painters and they were first found at paint rock valley alabama as floaters.

Alabama athens athens geodes birmingham red mountain state park 1 collector specimens from same city 1 collector specimens from nearby locations cherokee pudding stone 5 collector specimens from same city 2 collector specimens from nearby locations decatur sw decatur alabama trenton paint rock river valley. Paint rock agate was found at the interface of the upper mississippian limestone and the pennsylvanian sandstone on the steep sides of the cumberland plateau. The sandstone weathers at a faster rate than the limestone and therefore a bench will form at the interface and the agate can be found as float but it is often found locked in its limestone matrix. Paint rock agate is usually found in the paint rock valley of alabama and also in areas across the state line into tennessee.