My first Agates?

[Armstrong712]

I recently found an Agate. It spurred a huge memory from my childhood of hunting agates in the river rocks of the business across the road. We would spend hours finding dark striped agates in the river rock.

I have been trying to find a few lately and havent seemed to find any! I went around the Mississippi twice here and found these few. Some im sure are Agates, but could you help me out on the other? Or give me any details on the ones I have found? My pictures were the best I could manage!

Any help in this is GREATLY appreciated!

These couple are definitely Agates. I see the stripes clearly and they are like the ones I remember.

This one is just a solid pink color in a perfect oval. Is it an Agate?

This one is all red and had numerous swirls. I think its definitely an Agate, but its different in the way that its smooth and red on all sides already.

This is the big ???? It this an Agate? Its WAY bigger then anything I have found. I dont have too powerful of a light, but I do think its slightly see through. It definitely looks like it was formed like Lava on the outside. VERY smooth and shiny It only displays a clear color toward the middle then one rugged ring of red around the outside.

I seemed to start finding some really nice ones (including the big thing) under the roots of where the river had washed the shore away. It was just large deposits of un explored rocks Im familiar with the place too so I know its freshly washed away this year.

[DARK30]

You got agates! Now you'll be looking at rocks all the time....and it can become an issue too...just ask my wife

Welcome!

[Connan]

Nice agate finds! Your looking in the right direction. Freshly disturbed rock is prime.

[Rick G]

First off, welcome to HSO/FM Armstrong712, you got some nice little gem's there. Like D30 said, agate hunting can become addictive

[Zelmsdawg]

Its hard to tell looking at the larger one, but I would guess that the 'solid pink color in a perfect oval' is one.

Give it a little time and the 'agate eye' will be permanent lol