Agate ID: agate_005 Weight 0.1oz. 1/2" x 1/2" x 3/8". Hard white with mustard. Fortication and eyes. Small, but, a deadly combination.
	Agate ID: agate_013 Weight 0.3oz. 1" x 3/4" x 3/4". A beautiful hard white with mustard on the husk. Concentric tear-shaped lines, polished face. As with all of my favorites, this stone has no offensive fractures.
	Agate ID: agate_014 Weight 0.2oz. 7/8" x 5/8" x 1/2". A beautiful hard white with nice fortification pattern.
	Agate ID: agate_019 Weight 0.2oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 1/2". Nice lines, polished.
	Agate ID: agate_020 Weight 0.2oz. 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/2". Very attractive translucent with a faint infusion of green on one side.
	Agate ID: agate_028 Weight 0.4oz. 1" x 3/4" x 3/4". A brilliant agate nodule with a rugged green/red husk.
	Agate ID: agate_029 Weight 0.2oz. 1" x 1/2" x 3/8". Rich transparent blue.
	Agate ID: agate_031 Weight 0.1oz. 5/8" x 5/8" x 3/8". Nice contrasting lines. Polished.
	Agate ID: agate_032 Weight 0.2oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 3/8". Nice blue fortication.
	Agate ID: agate_035 Weight 0.3oz. 7/8" x 3/4" x 5/8". Unique water level lines in this raisonette variety.
	Agate ID: agate_036 Weight 0.2oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 1/2". "The Ice Cream Cone". Unmatched beauty in the attached nodule class with a hard agate filled Basalt like cone.
	Agate ID: agate_040 Weight 0.3oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 1/2". "The Grand Marais". Found this downtown in the water on the beach there. One of the best examples of fortification and water level lines I have found. This stone has gone through a single tumbling stage (fine).
	Agate ID: agate_051 Weight 11 grams. 7/8" x 5/8" x 1/2". "The State of Minnesota" agate. Top rated fortification pattern and quality in this amber. Face polished.
	Agate ID: agate_059 Weight 0.1oz. 5/8" x 1/2" x 3/8". The subtle difference in the rate in which fortification lines are eroding is interesting. I don't call this an "eye" even though the fortification pattern somewhat resembles one.
	Agate ID: agate_062 Weight 0.3oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 5/8". Rich, high-quality candy stripper. I don't recall it's original condition before polishing, but, in the early years I made the mistake of polishing some stones I would not today.
	Agate ID: agate_067 Weight 0.1oz. 3/4" x 1/2" x 1/4". I love the unique fortification on the end of this stone. One of my favorites.
	Agate ID: agate_076 Weight 0.2oz. 1" x 5/8" x 1/2". What a blue!
	Agate ID: agate_080 Weight 0.1oz. 5/8" diameter. A very nice hard white with two interesting fortifications and crater.
	Agate ID: agate_084 Weight 0.3oz. 1" x 3/4" x 5/8". Beautiful agate lines on this polished beauty!
	Agate ID: agate_086 Weight 0.1oz. 1/2" x 3/8" x 1/4". Very interesting black husk and black lines. Quartz center. Natural.
	Agate ID: agate_089 Weight 0.1oz (6 grams). 7/8" x 1/2" x 1/2". Nice hard white. Fat lines on one side, nice fortification on the other.
	Agate ID: agate_091 Weight 0.2oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 1/2". Nice amber with two very detailed and interesting fortifications.
	Agate ID: agate_096 Weight 0.1oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 3/8". Beautiful fortification agate lines. Polished.
	Agate ID: agate_099 Weight 0.2oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 5/8". This chunk has some lines exposed on one end. The fortification on the other side is most interesting.
	Agate ID: agate_109 Weight 0.1oz. 5/8" x 1/2" x 3/8". Unique color and lines.
	Agate ID: agate_119 Weight 0.1oz. 5/8" x 5/8" x 3/8". Nice hard white. Fortification with a couple of small eyes.
	Agate ID: agate_120 Weight 0.1oz. 5/8" x 5/8" x 1/2". Interesting mustard shell. Nice fortification pattern.
	Agate ID: agate_122 Weight 0.1oz. 7/8" x 1/2" x 1/2". Interesting color on this polished agate with lines.
	Agate ID: agate_126 Weight 0.2oz. 7/8" x 3/4" x 3/8". Nice quality chunk.
	Agate ID: agate_128 Weight 0.1oz. 5/8" x 1/2" x 1/2". A standout fortification pattern.
	Agate ID: agate_130 Weight 0.2oz. 7/8" x 3/4" x 5/8". This stone was found about one mile from Paradise Beach. It has a pretty pink core with an amazingly tight line pattern.
	Agate ID: agate_131 Weight 0.2oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 5/8". I do like the fortification pattern shown on left and the red husk on right. The fractures shown in the center lessen this stones natural quality. A good candidate for a face polish.
	Agate ID: agate_138 Weight 0.2oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 1/2". Pretty fortifications on this transparent.
	Agate ID: agate_142 Weight 0.1oz (5 grams). 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/2". Excellent line color, nice backing. Face polished.
	Agate ID: agate_148 Weight 0.1oz. 3/4" x 5/8" x 1/2". Antique-like lines.
	Agate ID: agate_151 Weight 0.1oz. 5/8" x 1/2" x 3/8". A small but beautiful agate and fortification pattern. Natural.
	Agate ID: agate_156 Weight 0.1oz. 3/4" x 1/2" x 1/2". Pretty line pattern, fortification. The cloudy white exterior is a trait of higher quality agate chunks found on Paradise Beach.
	Agate ID: agate_163 Weight 0.2oz. 7/8" x 5/8" x 1/2". Beautiful high quality fortification on the end of this blue.
	Agate ID: agate_168 Weight 0.1oz. 7/8" x 5/8" x 1/2". Pretty mustard! Amethyst core.
	Agate ID: agate_183 Weight 6 grams. 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/2". It's becoming harder to find bright agates with lines on Paradise Beach!
	Agate ID: agate_186 Weight 0.5oz. 1 1/4" x 5/8" x 5/8". Agates with this type of exterior are usually low quality (not well formed). This one, found about a mile from Paradise Beach, manages to eak out pretty nice lines.
	Agate ID: agate_220 Weight 4 grams. 3/8" x 5/8" x 7/8". Bold colorful agate lines are fast disappearing from an increasingly picked-over Paradise Beach. This is a small remnant. For me, classic Paradise Beach nodules differentiate from the typical lakers more commonly found in WI/MN gravel pits and along the shores of rivers like the St. Croix.
	Agate ID: agate_225 Weight 3 grams. 3/8" x 1/2" x 7/8". This small "blue" has some tubes on the backside and a delicate pattern of lines on the face. Found by Sue.
	Agate ID: agate_238 Weight 9 grams. 3/4" round. The concentric line pattern is a real zinger.
	Agate ID: agate_239 Weight 26 grams. 3/4" x 1 1/8" x 1 1/8". Nice chunk with good banding.
	Agate ID: agate_240 Weight 11 grams. 5/8" x 3/4" x 3/4". One side of the face is beautifully wind and sand blasted (naturally) with shadow banding. The other half turns disappointing.
	Agate ID: agate_247 Weight 3 grams. 3/8" x 5/8" x 3/4". Eye catching banding! Classic painted Paradise Beach.
	Agate ID: agate_278 Weight 4 grams. 1/2" x 5/8" x 7/8". Pretty banded transparent. Banded agates in particular are quickly picked because that's what most people know to look for.
	Agate ID: agate_279 Weight 2 grams. 3/8" x 3/8" x 3/4". One of my 2009 favorites! This hard white has a small vent on the nicely-rounded tip.
	Agate ID: agate_282 Weight 3 grams. 1/4" x 5/8" x 1". Banded mustard.