| When I first got into rock and gem
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| | finder the healthy sum of $13,000!! So
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| hunting in Colorado I had a very serious
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| | if you're hunting for items to sell, you
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| fetish for crystals and gems. While I
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| | may want to look to the agate for a good
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| would see information here and there
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| | source of profit.Finding Agates isn't too
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| about agates, I really never quite got
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| | rough a job, yet top quality specimens
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| the clue about the world's fascination
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| | take some
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| with agates until, just after moving to
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| | determination and effort as they are not
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| Oregon, I finally stumbled across my
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| | always plentiful. While maps abound
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| first gem quality banded agate in the
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| | with x-marks-the-spot agate hunting
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| Prineville area while hunting crystals
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| | locations, you still can expect to spend
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| and geodes. What a beauty it is - yellow
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| | some time hunting when you get to a
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| and green banding, about 3 inches long.
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| | location. Popularly travelled locations
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| Finally I understood why people were
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| | can
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| drawn to agate hunting.Agates can be
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| | get hunted out, too. Finding lesser
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| found all over the world. The patterns
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| | known spots can take time as people are
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| are as diverse as the
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| | not
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| number of stones there are to be found,
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| | always willing to let you in on their
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| and all colors of the rainbow are
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| | favorite sites. I have my own favorite
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| represented. For a time I just started
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| | site
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| collecting these wonderful stones just
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| | which produces spectactular stones. Some
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| for
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| | time if I find someone who really
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| the delight of having them to look at.
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| | wants to go with me I will take them,
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| But as I learned more about the agate I
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| | but this is not a location I will scream
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| found there is a whole world of reasons
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| | to the
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| to collect them. Agates not only look
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| | world about (not just yet anyway). You
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| terrific as display items, they are also
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| | can expect the same reaction from
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| provide the finder a versatile crafting
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| | others when you visit localities and try
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| outlet.
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| | to elicit information from local
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| Beautiful jewelry stones can be crafted
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| | rockhounds
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| from agates, from carbochons to
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| | about hunting sites. So expect that if
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| beads.Agates can be slabbed and the slabs
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| | you are hunting "off map" that you will
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| can be used to make just about anything.
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| | be
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| I
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| | doing the work of locating beds all on
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| have a collection set aside for slabbing
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| | your own. It's a tough job, but is very
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| to build a "stained glass" type of
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| | rewarding when you run across an
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| window.
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| | uncharted agate bed.To save you some time
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| Some people set the stones in fireplaces
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| | in looking up examples of what is just
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| and mantles. You can make table tops
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| | laying around out
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| inlaid with agate, dangling windchime
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| | there for you to pick up, I have
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| like ornaments, pictures and picture
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| | provided some links below that will take
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| frames, and lampshades. Agates can also
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| | you
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| be carved into ornamentive boxes,
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| | straight to the pictures. I have looked
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| figurines, perfume bottles, and so on. I
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| | at all of them myself (which has done
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| saw a tea set recently that was carved
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| | nothing but make me want to get off this
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| from agate ( it was magnificent, but I
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| | computer, pack, and get back out in the
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| was afraid to even guess at the price of
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| | field) and found that you can click on
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| such a work).For those of you buying and
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| | any of the pictures for a closer look at
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| selling agates, the prices of a good
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| | the
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| stone can be
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| | specimens.Have a good time browsing the
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| somewhat surprising.Stones can go from
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| | pictures on these links. I wish you the
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| $5.00 up into the hundreds. Some museums
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| | best of
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| display agates
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| | luck finding top value specimens of your
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| priced into the thousands of dollars.
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| | own.
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| One agate from South Dakota brought the
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