Easter Agate

[DARK30]

What a day! Aside from yard work, I did get out and do a little wandering...

[TonkaBass]

Thats awesome dark! I really liked how you showed how to get them nice looking without polishing them... What is mineral oil? where do you get it besides online? That agate is really awesome looking!

[Mr_Rosenheim]

And I can see why that one was an exciter, nowhere near to a slaggy excuse for an Agate...lol - that's a real Shoal-king... a creme of the crop teardrop! And glebe does suck man - but that darned Caliche takes the cake in P-ing me off, that and Algae's sucker roots.'

Best of luck in finding more than just dinkers this year.

Ps. I'm headed out to Jackson County KY this weekend: I'll do my best to find some Chalcedony Cauliflower's and if I'm lucky I'll hit paydirt and bring back some fabled Red & Black Agate - any will do for me though. But yeah - If I can fill my tote in Geodes and Agates I'd be willing to do some bartering: State for State.. if any Agate-bitten are interested - especially you Dark.

[itchmesir]

is that acetone that is in the bucket?

[buddah7]

I am jealous! nice find!!

[DARK30]

Its muriatic acid cut with water...does wonders on your skin too

[DARK30]

TonkaBass, You can pick mineral oil up at the drug store...Its sold as a laxative! The muriatic acid is in the paint section of the hardware store.

[Hubcat]

Hey Kevin I have a online auction site that I keep a eye on that has a bunch of agates and other rocks. The auction ends Thursday. The location is north of Duluth.

If you want to take a gander at them, Let me know.

[DARK30]

Hey Stranger! Ya, shoot me a mail... klinnfamily(at)aol

[Duffman]

Nice find Dark.

[nsnutter]

Wow Dark ... gorgeous agate ... nice find! Say, I have found a good handful of agate in my day, but I have never taken your preparing approach. I presume the presoak in water with the tooth brush is to remove dirt etc, and the muriatic acid further removes foreign particles, but what is the mineral oil for? Just to give it a nice sheen?

[DARK30]

Ya, it brings out the detail without polishing it...and you don't polish the really nice ones.

Hey Duff, you trip over any more nice ones?

[rushing]

Pretty rocks are like pretty girls...both hide when I am around. I can never find any.

[Duffman]

Hey Duff, you trip over any more nice ones?

None so far, but I do make it a point of paddling near shore and keeping my eyes open. Gravel pits huh? Isn't that sorta like fishing the Duschee for trout right next to the hatchery gate??

[DARK30]

You need to go upstream from there

I did find a few "root river agates"...I'll have to take some pics.