San Rafael Swell Sagenite Agate

Evidence of native Indian cultures, including the Fremont, Paiute, and Ute is common throughout the San Rafael Swell in the form of pictograph and petroglyph panels. Examples are the Millsite Rock Art and the Buckhorn Draw Pitrograph Panel with rock art left by the Barrier Canyon Culture and the Fremont Culture. From about 1776 to the mid-1850's the Old Spanish Trail trade route was just north the Swell. In the past 150 years, areas of the Swell have been used for sheep and cattle grazing. Although surrounded by the communities of Price, Green River, Hanksville, Ferron, Castle Dale and Huntington, the Swell itself does not support permanent residents. It is a great area to find a variety of semi-precious stone. -WET-pic.(5.2 oz.) half nodule  >> no fractures