Rockhounding sites in Nebraska

63 rockhounding collecting destinations in Nebraska.

Nebraska rockhounding map

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Use this page as your Nebraska rockhounding map — Nebraska has 63 rockhounding sites in our directory, including 1 quartz & crystals, 21 agate & jasper, 32 fossils, 9 other. Use rockhounding sites near me for live distance sorting or browse by city.

By specimen type: Agate & Jasper (21) · Fossils (32) · Other (9)

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find rockhounding sites in Nebraska?

Our Nebraska rockhounding map lists 63 cataloged sites with GPS, fees, and specimen types at /states/nebraska/. Filter by type or use near-me GPS sorting from your location.

Is there a Nebraska rockhounding map?

Yes — the Nebraska state hub at /states/nebraska/ works as your rockhounding map with every listing, featured sites, and links to specimen-type subsets.

What can you find rockhounding in Nebraska?

Specimens vary by region — browse the Nebraska map for quartz, agate, geodes, fossils, and gems. Each listing notes primary targets and access rules.

What to pack for Nebraska rockhounding trips

Compared day-trip gear for Nebraska rockhounding sites — side-by-side tables for the hike in, sun, and sun, tools, and the approach hike.

Chisels & Wedges — Split matrix cleanly and protect your specimens

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Safety Glasses — Non-negotiable eye protection when hammering rock

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Specimen Bags & Wrap — Get your finds home without chips and scratches

Specimen Bags & Wrap

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Above Lost Chance — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Above Lost Chance

Fossil collection site, Brown County, Nebraska. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Agate Fossil Beds — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Agate Fossil Beds

Agate Fossil Beds is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Chalcedony, Fossils, Opalized wood, Agatized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Ash Grove Cement Company Quarry - South Bend Limestone — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Ash Grove Cement Company Quarry - South Bend Limestone

Fossil collection site in the Stanton Limestone, Cass County, Nebraska. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Ashland — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Ashland

Ashland is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Bellevue, Atchison Shale — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Bellevue, Atchison Shale

Fossil collection site, Nebraska. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Blue Chalcedony Agate — agate rockhounding site near NE, NE

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Blue Chalcedony Agate

Blue Chalcedony Agate is a documented rockhounding destination in NE. Collectors visit for agate, jasper, chalcedony and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNebraska

Boxelder Canyon — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Boxelder Canyon

Fossil collection site, Lincoln County, Nebraska. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Chadron — chalcedony rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Chadron

Chadron is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Chalcedony, Blue Chalcedony. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Chappell — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Chappell

Chappell is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Fairburn Agate, Jasper, Chalcedony, Opalized wood, Agatized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Chimney Rock — mixed rockhounding site near NE, NE

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Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock is a documented rockhounding destination in NE. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNebraska

Crawford (fairburn Area) — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Crawford (fairburn Area)

Crawford (Fairburn area) is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Fairburn Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Crawford (jasper Area) — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Crawford (jasper Area)

Crawford (jasper area) is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Fairburn Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Dawes County — chalcedony rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Dawes County

Dawes County is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Chalcedony, Celestite crystals, Fossils, Concretions, Agatized wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Fairburn Agate Fields Nebraska — agate rockhounding site near Crawford, NE

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Fairburn Agate Fields Nebraska

Northwestern Nebraska and adjacent South Dakota badlands yield Fairburn agate with distinctive red fortification banding.

Fee variesCrawford

Fairbury — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Fairbury

Fairbury is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Feltz Ranch — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Feltz Ranch

Fossil collection site, Keith County, Nebraska. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Fullerton — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Fullerton

Fullerton is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Heebner Shale Member, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Ne (schram, 1984, Location 1) — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Heebner Shale Member, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Ne (schram, 1984, Location 1)

Fossil collection site in the Oread, Cass County County, Nebraska. Environment: deep-water indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Highway 15, 1.6 Km North Of Border (uppermost Graneros) — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Highway 15, 1.6 Km North Of Border (uppermost Graneros)

Fossil collection site in the Graneros Shale, Jefferson County, Nebraska. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Hushpuckney Shale Mem, Ft. Calhoun, Washington County, Ne (schram, 1984, Loc. 5) — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Hushpuckney Shale Mem, Ft. Calhoun, Washington County, Ne (schram, 1984, Loc. 5)

Fossil collection site in the Swope, Washington County County, Nebraska. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Hushpuckney Shale Member, La Platte, Sarpy County, Ne (schram, 1984, Location 4) — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Hushpuckney Shale Member, La Platte, Sarpy County, Ne (schram, 1984, Location 4)

Fossil collection site in the Swope, Sarpy County County, Nebraska. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Indian Cave Petroglyph State Park — sandstone rockhounding site near Shubert, NE

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Indian Cave Petroglyph State Park

Pennsylvanian sandstone bluffs along the Missouri River contain fossil shells and limonite concretions in park exposures.

Fee requiredShubert

Leavenworth Cass Ne Outcrop, Locality 24 — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Leavenworth Cass Ne Outcrop, Locality 24

Fossil collection site in the Oread Limestone, Cass County, Nebraska. Environment: platform/shelf-margin reef. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Leavenworth Cass Ne Outcrop, Locality 25 — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Leavenworth Cass Ne Outcrop, Locality 25

Fossil collection site in the Oread Limestone, Cass County, Nebraska. Environment: platform/shelf-margin reef. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Little Badlands — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Little Badlands

Little Badlands is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Vertebrate fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Lizard Quarry — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Lizard Quarry

Fossil collection site, Sioux County, Nebraska. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Locality 1, Offutt Air Base #247 Core, Sample 23 — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Locality 1, Offutt Air Base #247 Core, Sample 23

Fossil collection site in the Lime Creek, Sarpy County, Nebraska. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Lodgepole Creek — agatized wood rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Lodgepole Creek

Lodgepole Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agatized wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Mammoth "archie" — mixed rockhounding site near NE, NE

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Mammoth "archie"

Mammoth "Archie" is a documented rockhounding destination in NE. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNebraska

Mayer Farm — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Mayer Farm

Fossil collection site in the Eskridge, Richardson County, Nebraska. Environment: pond. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Nebraska City Section, Clay Pits Southeast Of Nebraska City — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Nebraska City Section, Clay Pits Southeast Of Nebraska City

Fossil collection site in the Pillsbury Shale, Otoe County, Nebraska. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Nemaha River Gravels Near Humboldt — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Nemaha River Gravels Near Humboldt

Nemaha River gravels near Humboldt is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

North Platte River — agatized wood rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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North Platte River

North Platte River is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agatized wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

North Prong Quarry — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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North Prong Quarry

Fossil collection site, Cherry County, Nebraska. Environment: "channel". Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Oglala National Grassland Fossils — fossil rockhounding site near Harrison, NE

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Oglala National Grassland Fossils

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument preserves Miocene mammal fossils; collecting prohibited but agates occur on nearby grasslands.

Fee variesHarrison

Omaha — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Omaha

Omaha is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Moss Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Flint, Opal, Agatized wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Pine Ridge — quartz rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Pine Ridge

Pine Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Quartz concretions, Agate, Petrified wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Platte River — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Platte River

Platte River is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Platte River Agate Gravels — agate rockhounding site near North Platte, NE

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Platte River Agate Gravels

Platte River gravels across central Nebraska carry agate and jasper cobbles eroded from Rocky Mountain source terrains.

Fee variesNorth Platte

Prairie Agate — agate rockhounding site near NE, NE

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Prairie Agate

Prairie Agate is a documented rockhounding destination in NE. Collectors visit for agate, jasper, chalcedony and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNebraska

Quinn Canyon — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Quinn Canyon

Fossil collection site, Dawson County, Nebraska. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Raney Farm — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Raney Farm

Fossil collection site in the Eskridge, Richardson County, Nebraska. Environment: pond. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Republican River — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Republican River

Republican River is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Rick Irwin Site — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Rick Irwin Site

Fossil collection site, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. Environment: "channel". Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Santee — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Santee

Fossil collection site in the Pierre Shale, Knox County, Nebraska. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Scotts Bluff Nm — mixed rockhounding site near NE, NE

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Scotts Bluff Nm

Scotts Bluff NM is a documented rockhounding destination in NE. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNebraska

Scottsbluff Badlands — concretions rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Scottsbluff Badlands

Scottsbluff Badlands is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Concretions, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Sioux County — chalcedony rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Sioux County

Sioux County is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Chalcedony, Celestite crystals, Fossils, Concretions, Agatized wood, Opalized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

South Side Of Missouri River Floodplain, Near Obert — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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South Side Of Missouri River Floodplain, Near Obert

Fossil collection site in the Carlile Shale, Cedar County, Nebraska. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Stark Shale Member, Papillion, Sarpy County, Ne (schram, 1984, Location 2) — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Stark Shale Member, Papillion, Sarpy County, Ne (schram, 1984, Location 2)

Fossil collection site in the Dennis, Sarpy County County, Nebraska. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Stark Shale Member, Richfield, Sarpy County, Ne (schram, 1984, Location 3) — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Stark Shale Member, Richfield, Sarpy County, Ne (schram, 1984, Location 3)

Fossil collection site in the Dennis, Sarpy County County, Nebraska. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Steel City — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Steel City

Steel City is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Table Rock, Atchison Shale — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Table Rock, Atchison Shale

Fossil collection site, Nebraska. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Usgs Loc. 14929, Nebraska City Ls Member, Wood Siding Formation — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Usgs Loc. 14929, Nebraska City Ls Member, Wood Siding Formation

Fossil collection site in the Wood Siding, Nemaha County, Nebraska. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs Loc. 14937, Hamlin Shale Member, Janesville Shale Formation — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Usgs Loc. 14937, Hamlin Shale Member, Janesville Shale Formation

Fossil collection site in the Janesville Shale, Nemaha County, Nebraska. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Valentine — agatized wood rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Valentine

Valentine is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agatized wood, Opalized wood, Agate, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Wagner Quarry — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Wagner Quarry

Fossil collection site, Dawes County, Nebraska. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska

Waneta Site — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Waneta Site

Fossil collection site, Chase County, Nebraska. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Weeping Water — fossil rockhounding site near The Oread, NE

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Weeping Water

Fossil collection site in the Oread, Nebraska. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesThe Oread

Whiteclay — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Whiteclay

Whiteclay is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Whiteclay (fairburn Area) — agate rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Whiteclay (fairburn Area)

Whiteclay (Fairburn area) is a documented mineral occurrence near NE. Reported specimens include Fairburn Agate, Jasper, Chalcedony, Opalized wood, Agatized wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesNebraska

Wildcat Hills Nature Center Vc — mixed rockhounding site near NE, NE

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Wildcat Hills Nature Center Vc

Wildcat Hills Nature Center VC is a documented rockhounding destination in NE. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesNebraska

Williams Site — fossil rockhounding site near Nebraska, NE

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Williams Site

Fossil collection site, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesNebraska