2010-2011 Favorites

(Last Modified December 26, 2012)


Agate ID: agate_295
Weight 56 grams.
3/4" x 1 1/2" x 2 1/4". Chunky red.
Agate ID: agate_296
Weight 1 gram.
3/8" x 3/8" x 1/2". Tiny fortification.
Agate ID: agate_297
Weight 1 gram.
1/4" x 3/8" x 1/2". Creamy pastels.
Agate ID: agate_298
Weight 5 grams.
1/2" x 1/2" x 7/8". Beautiful Whorl agate (aka Strawberry Shortcake) - nicely waterwashed & hard.
Agate ID: agate_299
Weight 1 gram.
3/8" round. So tiny yet so beautiful! Natural!
Agate ID: agate_300
Weight 1 gram.
1/4" x 1/2" x 5/8". Classic Paradise Beach. Pigment in motion.
Agate ID: agate_301
Weight 5 grams.
1/2" x 5/8" x 3/4". Classic Paradise Beach. Gradual color changes in this creamy paint. Spherulites exposed on the right.
Agate ID: agate_302
Weight 5 grams.
1/2" x 5/8" x 3/4". A+ classic Paradise Beach - excellent quality - one of my favorites! Nicely waterwashed to expose spherulites and inner agate with a bit of dark green outer husk clinging on.
Agate ID: agate_303
Weight 12 grams.
3/4" x 3/4" x 1". Alot going on just under the hood. Most of the outer husk has peeled away.
Agate ID: agate_304
Weight 11 grams.
1/2" x 3/4" x 1 1/8". A better than average blue.
Agate ID: agate_305
Weight 6 grams.
1/2" x 3/4" x 7/8". Blue.
Agate ID: agate_306
Weight 5 grams.
1/2" x 3/4" x 7/8". Blue.
Agate ID: agate_307
Weight 5 grams.
1/2" x 5/8" x 3/4". Blue.
Agate ID: agate_308
Weight 12 grams.
5/8" x 5/8" x 1 1/8". Blue. A bit larger and more interesting than the blues before. Pretty mustard exposure and mixture of hard white.
Agate ID: agate_309
Weight 2 grams.
3/8" x 1/2" x 3/4". Nicely shaped and balanced blue. Zoom in to see the Barite mineral inclusions!
Agate ID: agate_310
Weight 11 grams.
5/8" x 3/4" x 1 1/8". Beautiful shades of icicle white & blue! The photo shows the plume well which is easily missed when the stone is in your hand.
Agate ID: agate_311
Weight X grams.
To appreciate this stone you must appreciate husk! Subtle green, red & orange showing through. I'd weigh it if I could find it!
Agate ID: agate_312
Weight 47 grams.
1 1/8" x 1 1/4" x 1 1/2". Ryolite conglomeragate.
Agate ID: agate_313
Weight 6 grams.
5/8" x 5/8" x 7/8". Interesting exposure on this classic Paradise Beach. Reminds me of a glacial lake.
Agate ID: agate_314
Weight X grams.
A chunky classic Paradise Beach. Great husk! I'd weigh it if I could find it!
Agate ID: agate_315
Weight 6 grams.
5/8" x 5/8" x 7/8". Pocked husk.
Agate ID: agate_316
Weight 28 grams.
1 1/8" x 1 1/4" x 1 1/4". Brilliant geode found in this state naturally.
Agate ID: agate_317
Weight 22 grams.
5/8" x 7/8" x 1 5/8". Chunky white.
Agate ID: agate_318
Weight 60 grams.
3/4" x 1 1/2" x 2". Beautiful agate geode fragment well-attached to its host Basalt matrix.
Agate ID: agate_319
Weight 46 grams.
7/8" x 1 1/4" x 2". Unusual agate chunk found on the NE end. Internal fractures healed well.
Agate ID: agate_320
Weight 6 grams.
1/2" x 5/8" x 7/8". Beautiful agate and banding.
Agate ID: agate_321
Weight 14 grams.
5/8" x 1" x 1 1/8". A+ husk home to a smokey quartz ball.
Agate ID: agate_322
Weight 8 grams.
3/8" x 7/8" x 1". Simple beauty - naturally water-washed.
Agate ID: agate_323
Weight 8 grams.
1/2" x 7/8" x 7/8". Beautiful whorl agate clinging firmly to its Rhyolite host.
Agate ID: agate_324
Weight 24 grams.
7/8" x 1 1/4" x 1 1/4". Nice sized Paradise Beach nodule. I'd predict a quartz ball.
Agate ID: agate_325
Weight 11 grams.
3/4" x 3/4" x 7/8". Interesting exposure on this Paradise Beach agate nodule.
Agate ID: agate_326
Weight 13 grams.
3/4" x 7/8" x 1". Very unusual color and banding on this floater.
Agate ID: agate_327
Weight 5 grams.
3/8" x 3/4" x 1". Mustard.
Agate ID: agate_328
Weight 23 grams.
7/8" x 7/8" x 1 3/8". Impressive size and balanced shape to this Paradise Beach nodule!
Agate ID: agate_329
Weight 6 grams.
1/2" x 5/8" x 7/8". This hard white has hope in parts, but, is thrown off-balance with the quartz exposure.
Agate ID: agate_330
Weight 2 grams.
3/8" x 1/2" x 1/2". Excellent hard white agate ball. A good one for my favorites box.
Agate ID: agate_331
Weight 6 grams.
5/8" x 5/8" x 7/8". Interesting Amythest or Smokey Quartz agate geode.
Agate ID: agate_332
Weight 29 grams.
7/8" x 1" x 1 3/8". Paradise Beach agate chunk.
Agate ID: agate_333
Weight 6 grams.
1/2" x 5/8" x 7/8". Unusual opalized banded agate.
Agate ID: agate_334
Weight 3 grams.
3/8" x 3/8" x 3/4". A part of the big eye popped out, leaving a crater. The smaller eye is beautiful. The stone as a whole is thrown woefully off-balance by the quartz exposure.
Agate ID: agate_335
Weight 3 grams.
1/2" x 1/2" x 5/8". Simple & beautiful! Into the favorites box it goes! They jingle like diamonds!
Agate ID: agate_336
Weight 5 grams.
3/8" x 5/8" x 3/4". Well-balanced A+ natural beauty. Another 'diamond' from Paradise Beach!
Agate ID: agate_337
Weight 6 grams.
1/2" x 5/8" x 3/4". Pretty transparent chunk.
Agate ID: agate_338
Weight 4 grams.
3/8" x 5/8" x 3/4". Water-washed agate piece - smooth!
Agate ID: agate_339
Weight 31 grams.
1" x 1" x 1 1/4". Nice shape and size to this Paradise Beach agate nodule.
Agate ID: agate_340
Weight 5 grams.
3/8" x 3/4" x 3/4". Pretty.
Agate ID: agate_341
Weight 3 grams.
3/8" x 5/8" x 5/8". "Concealed". Pretty eye and the stone is complete!