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ashley Cave Dweller Member since February 2023 Posts: 936	Agate finds Apr 8, 2023 22:47:00 GMT -5 quartz, RickB, and 15 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ashley on Apr 8, 2023 22:47:00 GMT -5 Went to a local park that clearly has either lake Michigan are superior landscape rock. These were that agates we found.

jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,388 Member is Online	Agate finds Apr 8, 2023 23:37:28 GMT -5 1dave and ashley like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Apr 8, 2023 23:37:28 GMT -5 That second one is a killer find! (Not saying the rest are shabby! LOL)
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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Agate finds Apr 9, 2023 5:55:07 GMT -5 ashley likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Apr 9, 2023 5:55:07 GMT -5 Nice batch of lakers
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dillonf fully equipped rock polisher Hounding and tumbling Member since February 2022 Posts: 1,622	Agate finds Apr 9, 2023 6:13:57 GMT -5 ashley likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dillonf on Apr 9, 2023 6:13:57 GMT -5 That's amazing you found those in landscape rock! Really cool!

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,902	Agate finds Apr 9, 2023 7:46:56 GMT -5 ashley likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Apr 9, 2023 7:46:56 GMT -5 Great finds!

gunsil spending too much on rocks Member since January 2023 Posts: 344	Agate finds Apr 9, 2023 7:59:06 GMT -5 ashley likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gunsil on Apr 9, 2023 7:59:06 GMT -5 Some really nice agates there! Are you anywhere near the lakes?

chris1956 driving up their electric bill Member since July 2022 Posts: 2,382	Agate finds Apr 9, 2023 8:05:17 GMT -5 fernwood, dillonf, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chris1956 on Apr 9, 2023 8:05:17 GMT -5 We need to find out where to order that landscape rock from.

quartzilla Cave Dweller Member since April 2020 Posts: 1,240	Agate finds Apr 9, 2023 9:07:20 GMT -5 via mobile ashley likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by quartzilla on Apr 9, 2023 9:07:20 GMT -5 Good eye! All of those are rad!

ashley Cave Dweller Member since February 2023 Posts: 936	Agate finds Apr 9, 2023 11:37:11 GMT -5 via mobile gunsil likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ashley on Apr 9, 2023 11:37:11 GMT -5 Apr 9, 2023 7:59:06 GMT -5 gunsil said: Some really nice agates there! Are you anywhere near the lakes? I’m in Utica Illinois so its around 1-2 hour drive to Lake Michigan

Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,436	Agate finds Apr 9, 2023 12:17:22 GMT -5 fernwood and ashley like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Apr 9, 2023 12:17:22 GMT -5 Nice stuff, wonder if there are quarries on a river near you that should be explored.
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Agate finds Apr 10, 2023 9:32:37 GMT -5 1dave, fernwood, and 1 more like this

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This reminded me of the good old days. 45 years ago when I was in college, I was working for 6 months in St. Paul. A roommate of mine suggested I look for Lakers in the gravel pits along the Mississippi River in Winona. In those days, companies weren't so concerned about getting sued and you could usually walk into the gravel pits on Sunday when they typically weren't operating machinery. OK, maybe I climbed a short fence a time or two. They had large piles of washed and sized rock, maybe 30 feet high, that you could climb up to look for agates. There were a lot of them and they were easy to spot since all of the rock was washed and you were basically looking horizontally in front of you was you climbed up. A while ago, I looked on Google Earth and all of those gravel pits were gone. There must be some left somewhere if they are still selling landscape rock with agates in them.

rocknewb101 fully equipped rock polisher Member since October 2022 Posts: 1,368	Agate finds Apr 10, 2023 10:36:44 GMT -5 ashley likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rocknewb101 on Apr 10, 2023 10:36:44 GMT -5 Those are amazing finds for finding them in landscaping rocks!! My landscaping rocks are not so pretty lol...
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mossyrockhound fully equipped rock polisher Member since January 2011 Posts: 1,315	Agate finds Apr 10, 2023 10:50:24 GMT -5 ashley likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mossyrockhound on Apr 10, 2023 10:50:24 GMT -5 Nice score! I agree with what Rockoonz and chris1956 said about checking the local quarries.
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rmf fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2017 Posts: 1,881	Agate finds Apr 10, 2023 19:22:18 GMT -5 ashley likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rmf on Apr 10, 2023 19:22:18 GMT -5 clearly your eye is tuned to lake superior agate. great finds!

ashley Cave Dweller Member since February 2023 Posts: 936	Agate finds Apr 10, 2023 23:30:38 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ashley on Apr 10, 2023 23:30:38 GMT -5 Yeah I’m not sure where this came from, wish I knew. We mostly only have limestone and chert around here with most being limestone.

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