Moab Rock Hounding

The Moab area has many different types of agates as well as petrified wood

Petrified Wood

·      East of Highway 191

·      38.8023934, -109.9041367

·      Plentiful, mostly pieces but you can find intact petrified wood

Thompson Agates and Pseudomorphs

·      Close to I-70, East of Highway 191

·      Lots of multi-colored agates

·      38.8846192, -109.7642326

 

Grape Agates

·      On the way to Hanksville

·      Easy to find and very plentiful

·      38.8525424, -110.4112244

 

Greasewood Draw

·      Near Grape Agate Site

·      Geodes

·      38.50375, -110.22294

·      38.51012, -110.26104

 

2nd Grape Agate/Geode Site (Near Hanksville)

·      38.25554, -110.42392

Areas to Explore 

Hanksville Area

On Road to MDRS (Mars Desert Research Station)

·      Petrified Wood, Agate, Jasper, Pine Cones, Cycad and other rare types of wood

·      38.23186, -110.47005

Cow Dung Road Area

·      38.23464, -110.47252

·      38.24234, -110.47116

·      38.24223, -110.47312

Litter Box for Copralite and Pet Wood

·      38.50593, -110.03281

Travertine

·      38.51573, -110.06121

Zebra Stone

·      38.51569, -11006165

Grape agates.  Agates with tiny red bumps all over them.
Larger grape agate.  Has many red bumps on it.
Carnelian agates.  These agates are white with red in them.
Petrified wood
Petrified wood
Piece of petrified wood.  The pen shows the size of the rock.  The rock has petrified bark on it.