Lake Superior Agates

[Connan]

  HotPocket said:

The rock was 12.5oz

What a beauty!! What does the other side look like?

[Connan]

I cut open a couple Agates I found this weekend. They were pretty blah so i wasn't expecting much. But they turned out kinda neat!

Before:

After:

didnt get a B4 of this one: Heres after I cut it...

[Connan]

I also found my first Stagenite Agate! Its like 3/4 lb!

[reinhard1]

very nice. good luck.

[ShawnZ]

In laymen's terms, what is the difference between a moss agate and a stagenite agate?

Beautiful rocks by the way!

[Connan]

I think the Stagenites are characterized by straight radial needle inclusions. While Moss agates have a random fuzzy inclusions that kinda look like moss, haha. This online book is really awesome source of info! "The Other Lake Superior Agates" John D Marshall

ex. Stagenite

Moss

[TonkaBass]

I might have to get out again here sometime.

[TonkaBass]

I really like that 12.5 oz.!!! That thing is freakin awesome!

[Connan]

Found a few today. I also found a larger whole nodule I'm going to cut open.

[Connan]

Found this whole nodule without much banding

And I cut it open...

Haven't polished it yet at all...

[Steve Foss]

Connan, that's a beauty!

[ShawnZ]

Those sweet high contrast bands are awesome, some decent shadow effect too, but I love the little red drops inside too...almost reminds me a little of a moss agate in that part.

[DARK30]

That would make a nice litle face polish....or you gonna tumble the whole thing?

[Steve Foss]

  DARK30 said:

That would make a nice litle face polish....or you gonna tumble the whole thing?

Face polish for sure. Tumble? Urg!

[Connan]

thanks guys! yeah its fun to cut them open and find a nice surprise. I'm going to try and face polish this one, but I dont have any equipment...

Here are some finds from today;

[DARK30]

Some nice nuggets there for sure!

I've been picking up a lot of agates but not much quality. Heres a splendid little eye...

[TonkaBass]

Nice guys! I havent been out with the hunting Ive been up to, but you better get them before the snow comes and sticks!

[DARK30]

Three new ones...

1A

1B

1C

2A

2B

3A

3B

Love the deep reds.

[Connan]

nice ones Dark! the first one has some awesome contrast, and so many nice faces. I'm hopefully going to get another hunt in before the snow falls for good.

[TonkaBass]

I agree, that 1st one is pretty awesome!

[Connan]

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[DARK30]

Sorry Connan... I have a big ego but it wasn't me that nailed your post. Looks like I haven't been here long enough to mod my own forum. Try selling some in the for sale area...its possible some agate hound might even look there.

Looks like the hunting is over for awhile

[Connan]

Thats ok yup serious hunting seems to be over; but I wont turn off my agate eyes. I found one last winter on my walk home from school! A sunny patch had melted a bit of snow in some landscape rocks and there it was!

[TonkaBass]

I found one while fishing the Mississippi during the winter a couple years ago. Plenty of rocks, that's for sure! Gotta have a good eye though cause they really blend in!

[DARK30]

I've seen some beautiful agates that came out of the Mississippi River.

I'm still finding a few. Another nice eye today....