ashley
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Post by ashley on Apr 8, 2023 22:47:00 GMT -5
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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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Post by MsAli on Apr 9, 2023 5:55:07 GMT -5
Nice batch of lakers
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dillonf
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Post by dillonf on Apr 9, 2023 6:13:57 GMT -5
That's amazing you found those in landscape rock! Really cool!
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 9, 2023 7:46:56 GMT -5
Great finds!
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gunsil
spending too much on rocks
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Post by gunsil on Apr 9, 2023 7:59:06 GMT -5
Some really nice agates there! Are you anywhere near the lakes?
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Post by chris1956 on Apr 9, 2023 8:05:17 GMT -5
We need to find out where to order that landscape rock from.
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quartzilla
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Post by quartzilla on Apr 9, 2023 9:07:20 GMT -5
Good eye! All of those are rad!
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ashley
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Post by ashley on Apr 9, 2023 11:37:11 GMT -5
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 |
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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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Post by chris1956 on Apr 10, 2023 9:32:37 GMT -5
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.
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rocknewb101
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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
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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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Post by rmf on Apr 10, 2023 19:22:18 GMT -5
clearly your eye is tuned to lake superior agate. great finds!
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ashley
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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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