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Easter Agate

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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!

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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.

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Hubcat Enthusiast

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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.

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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?

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Hey Duff, you trip over any more nice ones? grin

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?? laugh

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