Rock Hound

[Blood AxeParticipant 1179]

Hello brothers I’d like to share one of my hobbies. I’ve always had an interest in geology. In my home state of Minnesota, there are a lot of cool rocks and minerals, especially in the Northeast part of the state. The most famous rock of MN. Is the Superior Agate. These rocks are semi-precious stones. They are not as valuable as say, rubies or emeralds would be, but they are unique.

Superior Agates take their name from the Great Lake Superior, where they were formed. These agates are estimated to be among the oldest agates in the world. They were formed millions of years ago thanks to volcanic activity. The agate forms in a void, or air pocket in its host rock of basalt(thick lava rock). A mineral slurry of mostly water and Chalcedony (a variation of quarts), fills the agate pocket. The minerals are deposited and the water drains in and out. After this process happens many times, distinct layers of minerals form, like an onion. The layers can be different colors depending on the minerals present. Most superior agates are reddish due to a high iron content in the area.

The agate range in MN is huge. After forming the agates were scattered by huge glaciers, and water erosion, grinding the agates free from the host rock and carrying them south.

I like to hunt for these agates in early spring. When water starts flowing from the snow banks. These agates glow when wet, and in sunshine. They look like a red piece of glass from a distance. I like to search near the Mississippi River valley. On long lost gravel roads, river banks, and farm fields. Any where there is a lot of gravel with basalt and quarts mixed in. I have found many nice agates, and have a nice collection from years of hunting. A guy finds a lot of fugly ones, but once you find that prize winning agate (the Laker), it gets in your blood. I have to find the next one. Are any of you rock hounds, what do you hunt for?

I’ll try to post a link to a picture of a superior agate. Forgive me if it doesn’t work, im not tech savvy.

Superior agate

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[Anonymous 54]

Those pics are Beautiful!

My Grandfather had a Rock collection.

They looked plain on the outside, but were cut in half, and had crystal formations inside.

I can barley rememner them.I was fasinated with them.I dont know what became of them

[Anonymous 42]

Those rocks look like a psychedelic acid trip from the 1960s’!

[Jan SobieskiParticipant 28791]

Great post!

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[743 roadmasterParticipant]

Have a collection of Leaverites?

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[Blood AxeParticipant 1179]

743 roadmaster wrote:

Have a collection of Leaverites?

Yah I got a lot of wired rocks in my collection that could have been ignored. Road master your avatar of Louisiana reminds me of a rock a truck driver friend of mine gave me. He found it laying in the grass at a truck stop some where in Louisiana. It is a heavy metallic rock with a very old black patina. It is non-magnetic but very metallic looking, when I cut it with a grinder. It’s almost like a large piece of industrial slag from civil war times but looks like a rock. It’s wired and boggles my mind. Not sure what it is, but I’m keeping it.

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[743 roadmasterParticipant]

Not much in Louisiana worth collecting, a small opal deposit, but the stone is not pretty. One day when I make it back home to Wisconsin going to try and make it all the way up to Superior for some agates. I have some nephrite from Wisconsin, but the color is gray/green totally worthless.

One day I need to invest into some tools to work the rough I have now.

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[Blood AxeParticipant 1179]

743 roadmaster wrote:

One day I need to invest into some tools to work the rough I have now.

#metoo. I don’t have a lot of experience in shaping and polishing, but hope to learn more.

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[bladeParticipant]

I really enjoyed reading that . Pretty cool . Check out magnetic mountain au .

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blade wrote:

Check out magnetic mountain au .

Just looked up magnetic mountain. spooky

I know you Aussies have the best opal mines in the world. Opals worth thousands come from down under.

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[RumpoleParticipant 994]

If you ever travel to northern Michigan, be sure to pick up some Petoskey stones.

[Blood AxeParticipant 1179]

Thanks for the tip Rumpole. Those Petosky stones are very cool. Some really nice Float Copper, or Drift Copper, also comes from Michigan. Michigan is a good state for a rock hound.

Float Copper

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[harpo-my-“SON”Participant 2410]

When I work in Oklahoma I always keep an eye out for nice rocks. Have a few arrow heads.

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