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  • Willow Creek Reservoir Agate~
    Willow Creek Reservoir Agate~
    $3.75
    This reservoir is in Colorado and that is where this rough makes its home and it's a nice getaway from the hustle and bustle of its sister lakes to the northeast. A small shaded campground on the south side...
  • Butterfly Jasper-
    Butterfly Jasper-
    $7.25
    This is a Rhyolitic thunderegg formation from Mexico. It is also known as Mariposa agate. That's Spanish for butterfly. Very interesting and beautiful rough that is showing action.-WET pic.-(12 oz.) end cut no...
  • Madison  Blue Agate
    Madison Blue Agate
    $68.00
    This gorgeous blue stone has been one of my favorite blue agates from day one of my rock journey. It is not available for collecting anymore because access to the collecting area has been blocked by the owner of the land. So...
  • Copco Agate~
    Copco Agate~
    $11.25
    On the far northern boarder of California is a reservoir that's owned by the California/Oregon Power Company (COPCO). Someone found these nice, clear agates there and you know the rest. They have their own signature...
  • Texas Seam Agate~
    Texas Seam Agate~
    $6.75
    The rough was collected many moons ago by a fellow who was tumbling loads of agate in a home made car tire tumbler. The yard was an amazing site with gardens of polished agate everywhere according to the new owner. This...
  • Big Diggins Agate~~
    Big Diggins Agate~~
    $5.50
    Big Diggins Agate comes from Homers Little Diggins Mine in Luna County near Deming, New Mexico. This is the original mine but is now owned by two fellows that live in the area. They had an idea that maybe if they dug in the...
  • Mexican Agate Nodules`
    Mexican Agate Nodules`
    $13.75
    These are beautiful agate nodules from a 60 year old collection. The land of colorful gems, Mexico is where these were collected. The patterns can be incredible and a surprise and you get to cut them to see what is inside...
  • Wendover Plume Agate~
    Wendover Plume Agate~
    $7.50
      When rockhounding you need to remember there's safety in numbers. Here's a typical letter written by a fellow hound in Utah about one of his gem hunts: >>>Hey, if you are planning a quick trip over to...
  • Pink Petrified Wood Chalcedony~
    Pink Petrified Wood Chalcedony~
    $27.75
    This Wood Limb cast Chalcedony from Texas Springs Nevada is incredibly beautiful cabbing material and it also makes great display pieces while you muster up the nerve to cut these awesome examples of wood...
  • Colorin Agate~~
    Colorin Agate~~
    $3.75
    This Mexican agate comes from an area where the vein changes looks completely as it continues so they called it Colorin. This chunk has beautiful yellow moss that will certainly render a few beauties. -WET pic.-(6.6 oz.) .....
  • Paul Bunyan Plume Agate`,
    Paul Bunyan Plume Agate`,
    $44.75
     In Barstow California in the late 60's, Robert Strapp and a friend discovered an agate that was so difficult to mine that he said you need "Paul Bunyan" & his Blue Ox to get the stuff off the mountain. Before that...
  • Oregon Petrified Wood
    Oregon Petrified Wood
    $22.50
    Petrified wood formed from ancient walnut, Myrtle wood, sycamore, and birch. The petrification process involves the gradual cellular replacement of decayed organic material by quartz crystals such as agate, jasper, amethyst,...
  • Nova Scotia Red Flame Agate~
    Nova Scotia Red Flame Agate~
    $19.50
    There are three flame agate types in Nova Scotia that all come from different locations. They are Cherry Flame, Red Flame and the most coveted Golden Flame Agate. In the Minas Channel at the Cape Split Peninsula there was a...
  • Kaleidoscope Jasper``'`
    Kaleidoscope Jasper``'`
    $9.75
    This mine is run by a father, son and other family member team of hard core rock hounds that found their dream come true after years and years of prospecting for any elusive stone of beauty. What they found was certainly...
  • Parral Dendritic Agate~
    Parral Dendritic Agate~
    $23.50
    Parral Plume Agate comes from Rancho Hidalgo del Parral in Mexico and was dug and collected many years ago in the beginning of the rock revolution. This distinctive rock shows some of the best black dendritic plumes out...
  • Cady Mountain Seam Agate~
    Cady Mountain Seam Agate~
    $38.75
      This rough is from California and according the the miner, no two pieces are ever the same. The seams this comes from change constantly along their lengths, supplying a new material every two feet or so. -WET pic...
  • Chandler Mountain Carnelian`
    Chandler Mountain Carnelian`
    $15.00
    A great place for a rock person to visit as we all know anywhere in Oregon is superb for finding rough even the possibility of finding something undiscovered. These pieces were found on the mountain and show some nice color...
  • Calandria Agate
    Calandria Agate
    $9.50
    Here is a fairly new material that is currently being dug in Mexico about 150 miles west of Chihuahua City. -WET pic.-(11.2 oz.) end cuts  no fracture...excellent...
  • Oregon Sunset Agate``
    Oregon Sunset Agate``
    $13.50
    This rough is found near Ashwood, Oregon. This piece has all the sunshine for sure. Very solid stuff that takes on a glass-like shine. -WET pic.-1 lb. 2 oz.) no...
  • Peridot Agate``
    Peridot Agate``
    $7.00
    The man I obtained this material from said while prospecting for Turtleback agate in Utah, he got extremely lucky and struck a vein of what the old timers used to call Peridot agate (not affiliated with the mineral peridot,...

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