The town is quite small and in middle of no where near
I-20 in western Texas and north of Balmorhea, Texas. I
read that the agates have been found in the alluvial
deposits around Toyah, so I went there to investigate
(April 2010). The only places I can check are road cuts
along the road from Balmorhea to Toyah and I had found a
few low-quality agates there. I was able to obtain
few better agates from an old rock shop at Balmorhea. The
agates are generally clear to white, sometimes with
banding. The agates with black to white plumes had been
found there in gravel areas.
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