Lake Superior Agates

teotwawki12 · May 20, 2019

Ok.....this isn't metal detecting but I'll be back digging holes next time....

Left the detector at home and went to Lake Superior for a weekend. Only got one afternoon which wasn't in the upper 30's with driving rain to hunt rocks, so we got what we got. Kiddo and I found a few keepers and picked up some fossils along the way.

Got one nice white agate in the freezing rain before I got too cold.

Princess · May 20, 2019

Those are beautiful! I have always been fascinated with agates. Cool finds, and congrats on the time spent with your kiddo! :waytogo:

Ice Scratcher · May 20, 2019

Pretty cool!!

Next time you'll have to look at night with a UV flashlight and find some yooperlights too..

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Jamflicker · May 20, 2019

Cool stuff!

GKL · May 20, 2019

Neat looking assortment, thanks for sharing !

I'm sorta a very amateur rockhound, (more like a childhood fascination with neat looking rocks that has continued into my adult "childhood" :lol:

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We have 1 1/2 acres of ground next to a forest and I was surprised at some of the neat looking rocks I found right on our own land.

teotwawki12 · May 20, 2019

Ice Scratcher said:
Pretty cool!!

Next time you'll have to look at night with a UV flashlight and find some yooperlights too..

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I saw that yooperlites have become a popular thing...they were even selling uv lights at the local beer store for 20 bucks or so. I’ll leave em for Mudpuppy

yooper69 · May 20, 2019

teotwawki12 said:
I saw that yooperlites have become a popular thing...they were even selling uv lights at the local beer store for 20 bucks or so. I’ll leave em for Mudpuppy

All them rocks in your pic would've had yooperlites in them should've bought the black light. If you really want a yooperlite and you are near the fenton area send me a pm . I have around 500 of them .

Yooper Rich · May 20, 2019

Enjoyed the pics. Haven't been agate hunting in a while. Used to hit agate beach many years ago.

cellrdwellr · May 20, 2019

yooper69 said:
All them rocks in your pic would've had yooperlites in them should've bought the black light. If you really want a yooperlite and you are near the fenton area send me a pm . I have around 500 of them .

500? They must be relatively common? Those things are really cool, thought they were more scarce than that ...
Really nice agates teo, I would love to rock hunt like that someday. We dont have much in terms of prospecting up in the northeast. Good luck and happy hunting!

yooper69 · May 20, 2019

cellrdwellr said:
500? They must be relatively common? Those things are really cool, thought they were more scarce than that ...
Really nice agates teo, I would love to rock hunt like that someday. We dont have much in terms of prospecting up in the northeast. Good luck and happy hunting!

Have 6 5 gallon buckets of them had over 20 at one point sold a bunch to lapidary guys.

GKL · May 20, 2019

Just did a search for yooperlites uv pics and found these -

If you really like Fluorescent Minerals:

The mines of Franklin NJ and the Sterling Hill Mine in northwest New Jersey are world famous - and are known as the Fluorescent Mineral capital of the world.

https://www.sterlinghillminingmuseum.org/warren-museum-of-fluorescence

https://franklinmineralmuseum.com/

HDMontana · May 20, 2019

Nice collection of rocks. And time well spent with family.

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RebelProspector · May 21, 2019

Very nice finds....Is that digging tool a Estwing? Did not know they made tools like that, it looks to have an Estwing handle on it.....HH :cool:

bigtim1973 · May 21, 2019

That is awesome stuff. I have always been a rock hound myself. Growing up there was petrified wood everywhere. We had a rock polisher and would put them into that. Real pretty stuff sometimes. now I wish I had saved it all because people buy that kind of stuff now. Neat finds and great thread!!

teotwawki12 · May 21, 2019

RebelProspector said:
Very nice finds....Is that digging tool a Estwing? Did not know they made tools like that, it looks to have an Estwing handle on it.....HH

Yep, the old Estwing.....got that one in the early 90’s. I believe Estwing discontinued the rock scoop some time ago. Good eye!

Edit...per this ad they discontinued them in 2004

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