These Agates Are Not From Paradise Beach
(Last Modified November 25, 2011)
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Agate ID: agate_010
Weight 0.5oz. 1 1/4" x 7/8" x 1/2".
Stunning. I lost track of the origin of this
stone and it may not be Paradise Beach, possibly on St. Croix
river Hudson, WI. Face polished.
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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).
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Supersize Me!
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Agate ID: agate_104
Weight 0.8oz. 1 1/2" x 1 1/8" x 7/8". No longer in my
possession. Thought I'd slip in a beautiful candy stripper
found on the St. Croix river by my Dad.
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Agate ID: agate_186
Weight 0.4oz. 1" x 1" x 1/2".
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Agate ID: agate_232
Weight 3.1 oz. 1" x 1 1/4" x 2 5/8".
Paradise Beach? Nope, sorry it's a trick. This is from a pit
in Moose Lake, MN. I only hunted once in Moose Lake for
a couple of hours, but, now realize why it's the agate
capital of the world. This agate vents nicely in two spots
away from the primary face and I call it "The Lake Superior"
because it's shape resembles Lake Superior, and it's a
shadow agate that beacons like a light house. Face polished
following the original contour as I've found it.
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Agate ID: agate_254
Weight 13 grams. 1/2" x 7/8" x 1 1/8".
Very similar size, shape, color and blue cloudy husk as agate_253.
The only difference being
this is a China Rain agate from the Yangtze river!
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