Where to Find Chalcedony in Georgia
Georgia has 7 mapped collecting spots that report chalcedony, spread across 7 counties. 7 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Every chalcedony spot we track in Georgia
Best spotChattahoochee RiverMuscogee County, GeorgiaPublic access · Chalcedony, Chert, Flint +3
Best spotGirardBurke County, GeorgiaPublic access · Savannah River Agate, Chalcedony, Quartz +1
Lake TchukolahoWilkinson County, GeorgiaPublic access · Agate, Jasper, Opalite +1
SummervilleChattooga County, GeorgiaPublic access · Agate, Chalcedony, Chert +1
ClarksvilleHabersham County, GeorgiaPublic access · Banded Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper
RomeFloyd County, GeorgiaPublic access · Chalcedony, Geode, Rose Quartz
SpartaHancock County, GeorgiaPublic access · Carnelian, Chalcedony, Jasper
Standout chalcedony spots in Georgia
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Girard
Burke County
The Girard area produces "Savannah River agate," a banded mix of agate, jasper, chert, and opalite that forms in the Coastal Plain near the Burke and Screven county line.
Chattahoochee River
Muscogee County
Where the Chattahoochee River crosses the Fall Line at Columbus, its gravels carry a varied suite of silica minerals: chalcedony, chert, flint, jasper, opal, and opalized wood.
Best counties for chalcedony in Georgia
Ranked by the number of mapped chalcedony spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
- Burke County1 spot
- Chattooga County1 spot
- Floyd County1 spot
- Habersham County1 spot
- Hancock County1 spot
- Muscogee County1 spot
- Wilkinson County1 spot
Before you go
Read the chalcedony identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Chalcedony in the encyclopedia.
