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Jul 19, 2011, 09:31 AM
#1
Agate help
Found this on the beaches of Lake Superior in the UP.
Can anyone tell if it's an Agate?
Thanks,
Makton
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Jul 19, 2011 09:31 AM
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Jul 20, 2011, 01:30 PM
#2
Re: Agate help
Well, maybe I shouldn't ask usagold for his advice 
Maybe it's just a rock.
Makton
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Jul 20, 2011, 08:25 PM
#3
Re: Agate help
it's possible, it's got some banding, maybe a pic. of rock wet.
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Jul 25, 2011, 07:32 PM
#4
Re: Agate help
Nice banding and colors, would make a nice cab or pendant.
A good guideline is...
If it is opaque and doesn't pass light, then it is a jasper, a rhyolite, or similar material.
If it is transparent or will pass light, then it is either glass, volcanic glass, quarts, or an agate.
These are not exact rules, but a good example to use when you are first starting out. I know a lot of geologists and rock hounds will complain and want to argue the point, but it is just an example.
I used it and it didn't fail me.
Don't hate me because I am beautiful, there are so many better reasons.
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Feb 12, 2012, 08:03 AM
#5
Re: Agate help
No, not an agate. But keep looking, you're in a great area to be finding them.
Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.
If you want a peice of fruit from the tree, you don't ask, you just gotta' go up there and pluck it.
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Apr 07, 2012, 09:06 AM
#6
 I love ROCKS because they ROCK!
Sorry it's not an agate, probaly sandstone.  Nice find though!
Looking For Rocks Is Just Like Golf, Always Keep Your Head Down! 
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Apr 08, 2012, 08:34 AM
#7
First rule I learned: If you have to ask, it's not an agate.
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." — Friedrich Nietzsche
"You ask where I live. I cannot tell you. I am a Voyageur, a Chicot, sir. I live everywhere. My grandfather was a voyageur; he died while on a voyage. My father was a voyageur; he died while on a voyage. I will also die while en route, and another Chicot will take my place. Such is our course of life."
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Apr 09, 2012, 07:18 PM
#8
I love ROCKS because they ROCK!
 Originally Posted by Bum Luck
First rule I learned: If you have to ask, it's not an agate.
What do you think it is?
Looking For Rocks Is Just Like Golf, Always Keep Your Head Down!
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Apr 11, 2012, 08:02 PM
#9
Originally Posted by TheRockCollector
What do you think it is?
Hard to tell from here, but it's not an agate.
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." — Friedrich Nietzsche
"You ask where I live. I cannot tell you. I am a Voyageur, a Chicot, sir. I live everywhere. My grandfather was a voyageur; he died while on a voyage. My father was a voyageur; he died while on a voyage. I will also die while en route, and another Chicot will take my place. Such is our course of life."
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