Lake Superior Agates

[DARK30]

Love those purples! I'm glad God made agates

Heres a small one but very well created...

[HotPocket]

Two new finds

8oz

7oz

[technorocket]

Great character on that little guy Dark and those are two really nice specimens Pocket. Nice finds!!

[DARK30]

A nice 14.5 oz from last week...

[technorocket]

Thats a solid beauty!

[Portlis]

Wow Dark, that thing is insane. Size doesn't always equal beauty, but you got both of them in that monster. I've been fortunate to find a couple larger stones recently myself, but neither have anywhere near the character that one does.

[Portlis]

And Techno, you seem to really find some amazing stones. I wish I knew your secrets.

That second one in your most recent post is simply stunning. The one with the purple lines around that sort of eye looking hole. The size and beauty combination of that agate is world class.

[technorocket]

Thanks for the kind words Port. You should post some pics of your new finds too so that we can oogle them Agate pics never get old because each one is unique and one of a kind.

[technorocket]

Speaking of unique (unique to me at least lol), here is a 13.5 ounce black, orange, and yellow tube agate

[Portlis]

That's it, I need to branch out and find new hunting grounds. That thing is disgustingly awesome. I've never seen anything like it. Heck, I didn't even know anything like that could even exist. Easily one of the most unique agates I've ever seen. Cherish that one, because you'll never find another like it.

[Connan]

jeez, you guys are making me feel like I cant find dump. Seriously Techno buy a lottery ticket already.

[Connan]

my recent finds:

6.2oz

8oz

frog skin

6oz

15oz

[Portlis]

Nice finds Connan! I especially like the frog skin and the 15 ouncer that looks like it's giving birth.

[Portlis]

Well, I figured I should share a few of my own at least. Unfortunately I haven't found anything quite as awesome as the last few posted by Dark and especially Techno, so I'll share a couple pictures of boring chunks and a couple more unique stones that I've found recently.

So it's sort of funny, but I had never found an agate over 1 pound until about a month ago. Then, my first ever over a pound was this 2.5 pound hunk that I have appropriately named "The Butt". It's sort of a strange stone because although it has a little quartz on it, it almost seems like the quartz is in a thin layer with solid agate underneath.

Then, about a week later, I found my second one over a pound which weighs in at around 1 pound 5 ounces. Truthfully, it's not much to look at but it does have nice size. It's a little quartzy, but at least some of it is a little amethyst colored.

[Portlis]

And here's a couple more pictures while I'm at it:

A really nice 4 ouncer with great lines and a cool back

A really solid 9 ouncer with nice deep color

One of the strangest stones I've ever found. I find a lot of agates that I see referred to as "Honey Agates", "Montana Moss Agates", or "Southern Minnesota Agates". Regardless of what you call them, I've never found one that looked like this before. It has a really strange white coating on it, but the coating doesn't come off and is part of the stone. Very odd.

And lastly, a non-agate for good measure. We all like eye agates, so why not eye "rocks"? I've never found a rock with eyes on it before like this, so I had to save it. No idea what sort of rock it is or why it has eyes on it either. It's good sized at about a pound and the eyes are all around the entire stone. My wife hates it and thinks it looks diseased so I'm not allowed to display it

[technorocket]

That's a nice bunch Connan. Look like u found some nice Red/whites and a nice large, transparent one too!

[technorocket]

Im glad u posted your recent finds Port. Congrats on the chunks! The name u gave the first chunk literally made me laugh out loud! All of them are very nice but im curious as to what the one in the last pic is and how those eyes got there?

[Portlis]

All of them are very nice but im curious as to what the one in the last pic is and how those eyes got there?

I'd like to know too. Like I said, I've only ever found eye agates before... never eye rocks. It's got a very gritty texture, and it's definitely not mineral like at all. It almost feels like what I'd imagine sandstone would feel like, though truthfully I don't really know what sandstone feels like lol.

I'm an agate dork, but I don't really have extensive rock and mineral knowledge beyond that. I wish I had more info on it.

[Connan]

maybe some kind of fossil? ...

[Portlis]

Nice stones Connan! I especially like the water level. I also really like how you place the agates on a nice bed of greens, it really makes the pictures look all artistic and such lol

[Portlis]

So I had to share another couple pictures because this is just strange...

Not one week after posting the picture of that diseased looking "eye rock", I went out hunting in the same area and found another one that's somewhat similar. Very odd....

I promise to stop posting pictures of "rocks" now and I'll stick to agates. I'll even add a couple pictures of a nice little one I found at the same time for good measure.

[technorocket]

I agree with Port. That backround with the greens is really cool. It seems to enhance the beauty to

degree.

[technorocket]

Port, i think we should call them the "crop circle" rocks lol

[technorocket]

A recent find that i call "The Bomb". I call it that because its small at the bottom and then u can see pieces of sagenite exploding upwards into a larger top that kind of looks like a cloud. Its cool because there are a couple amethyst bubbles in the cloud.

[Connan]

Well my Wife and I are buying our first house! Need some extra cash so im going to try and sell my agate collection. Will sell individual agates as well as giving a discount for multiple items. can meet in the metro as well I have a paypal/hsolist account with 100% positive feedback, and will ship.

Biggest agate is 1lb 8oz Bright Red/White Floater with a single eye.

Asking $450

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And here is a pic of some smaller candies, I have more than whats pictured as well. Will get price info on an individual stone basis, but am open to multiple agate deals for discount.