Lake Superior Agates Hey everyone, I'm looking for places to go hunting for Lake Superior Agates and people who might like to collect agates with me. I am located in Prescott, WI, just east of the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN metro area. I have found a few sites in the area but I am looking for something new and someone to share my enthusiasm. Any ideas? Thanks, Ryan http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,64024#msg-64024 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:05:27 +0000 Phorum 5.2.8-RC1 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,158159#msg-158159 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,158159#msg-158159 Paul Brandes Collecting Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:59:33 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,158143#msg-158143 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,158143#msg-158143 Rock Currier Collecting Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:20:59 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,158136#msg-158136 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,158136#msg-158136 Nax Collecting Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:58:15 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,158097#msg-158097 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,158097#msg-158097 Rock Currier Collecting Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:06:21 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,158091#msg-158091 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,158091#msg-158091


Yes, that is a boot for scale.
]]> Max Action Collecting Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:41:50 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,157415#msg-157415 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,157415#msg-157415 Mark Mahlum]]> Mark & Linda Mahlum Collecting Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:08:04 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,156869#msg-156869 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,156869#msg-156869 Jen Collecting Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:45:51 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,146271#msg-146271 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,146271#msg-146271

]]> Max Action Collecting Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:42:53 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,142224#msg-142224 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,142224#msg-142224 Scott Sadlocha Collecting Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:15:59 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,140733#msg-140733 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,140733#msg-140733 Paul Brandes Collecting Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:36:29 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,140678#msg-140678 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,140678#msg-140678 Dreamweaver@wildblue.net. Thanks!]]> Kim Benning Collecting Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:07:06 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,140059#msg-140059 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,140059#msg-140059 Easy answer and hopefully solution for you!
I am hoping you have found a giant agate! That size would be an amazing find! I am in NW IL and have been hunting them for 35 years. It is good hunting here on the 'ol Mississippi River. I have buckets of them of all sizes but not THAT big. It is too far south for them to survive size-wise from the pounding they receive in the glacier/river transport.
Here's what you do:
Hose it off with the garden hose and scrub it with a scrub brush so it is clean.
Put it outside (preferably in the sun) and take pictures of the different sides WHILE WET.
Put a ruler or tape measure beside it for size reference in the pictures.

Just make sure your pics are clear and clean. Blurry will do no good!

Post a couple of the pics to me at joostenryk@mchsi.com
I am confident I can verify for you whether it is an actual agate or a different type of stone. I am very familiar with what shows up in the MN--WI--IA--IL river aggregates.
If posting the pic to my email is easier, then I'm glad to help out.
Very Sincerely,
John O]]> John Oostenryk Collecting Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:32:26 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,140048#msg-140048 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,140048#msg-140048 [www.dnr.state.mn.us]]]> David Von Bargen Collecting Sun, 31 May 2009 23:30:54 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,140034#msg-140034 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,140034#msg-140034
My first suggestion to you might be to contact a local rock/mineral club or college geology department in your area and take it to them for identification. Another idea is to take a photo of your specimen and post it to our Identity Help forum (http://www.mindat.org/msgboard-11.html). We have a lot of people that are very knowledgeable in identifying specimens from photos and also quite a number of folks from the Great Lakes area (myself included) that might be able to identify it as well.....]]> Paul Brandes Collecting Sun, 31 May 2009 22:20:49 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,139950#msg-139950 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,139950#msg-139950 Chris R. MN Collecting Sun, 31 May 2009 03:25:52 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,111455#msg-111455 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,111455#msg-111455
See my comment to your question in your thomsonite thread.......]]> Paul Brandes Collecting Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:06:10 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,110438#msg-110438 Lake Superior Thomsonite http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,110438#msg-110438
Does anyone know if lake superior thomsonite is more valuable when still imbeded in its matrix or once its removed? I have some large football sized pieces I bought at a garage sale that have thomsonite peeking out of them. Should I try to break it apart and remove it, or is it worth more as it is?

Any info would be appreciated, I'm pretty new to rock collecting!

Thanks!]]> Andrea62574 Collecting Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:24:25 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,99757#msg-99757 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,99757#msg-99757 David Von Bargen Collecting Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:14:54 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,99749#msg-99749 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,99749#msg-99749 Bill Boehm Collecting Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:30:47 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,99046#msg-99046 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,99046#msg-99046 Paul Brandes Collecting Sat, 31 May 2008 03:09:26 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,98750#msg-98750 Re: Lake Superior Agates searching in UP http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,98750#msg-98750 Janice Collecting Wed, 28 May 2008 01:11:18 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,98179#msg-98179 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,98179#msg-98179
Janice, depending on where your camping along Lake Superior you can find some good agates. In the UP, the best places are along the west and north shores of the Keweenaw, the Porcupine Mtns., and near Grand Marais, MI. There are other places as well, but are too hard to get to without proper gear and knowledge of the local trails. Of course, if your in the Keweenaw, your bound to find copper; it's almost impossible not to........

Good luck to both of you!!]]> Paul Brandes Collecting Thu, 22 May 2008 01:21:11 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,98095#msg-98095 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,98095#msg-98095
Any suggestions for locations around Grand Marais, MI?

Regards,
Nikhil]]> Nikhil Kumar Collecting Wed, 21 May 2008 12:16:06 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,97779#msg-97779 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,97779#msg-97779
I live in St. Paul and am also very interested in collecting LS agates this summer, hopefully both from local sites and up north. I haven't done this a lot, but have done a lot of research, including contacting the DNR for a list of gravel pits. I also have a friend up by Mille Lacs who is an agate dealer. It sounds like lots of people are interested, so contact me; let's get a group together and go hunting!

Hope to meet you soon,

Amy Thomas
uathomas@yahoo.com]]> Amy Thomas Collecting Fri, 16 May 2008 20:33:19 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,97303#msg-97303 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,97303#msg-97303 Janice Palmer Collecting Sun, 11 May 2008 06:02:13 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,96087#msg-96087 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,96087#msg-96087 Paul Brandes Collecting Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:25:45 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,96083#msg-96083 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,96083#msg-96083
I've never hunted in WI; but I would think anywhere in WI along the Lake Superior shoreline would be good. MI rock collecting is good along the entire Lake Superior shoreline. I would email CaptPaul on this thread as he seems knowledgeable about the area. Good luck; let us know what you find!]]> Pamela Havermans Collecting Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:05 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,95751#msg-95751 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,95751#msg-95751 erica stark Collecting Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:34:26 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,93897#msg-93897 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,93897#msg-93897
On the way back, take US 41 through the center ofthe peninsula. There are many abandoned mine dumps that are interesting to pick through. I can let you know more info if you want.
havermap@monashores.net]]> Pamela Havermans Collecting Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:05:43 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,93588#msg-93588 Re: Lake Superior Agates http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,5,64024,93588#msg-93588 I am interested in collecting some agates this spring and would like to have some company if you are interested. I have no experience in agate collecting in the northern part of the state but would like to get started. I am from and also now live in Austin, mn but have lived in Arkansas for 5 years. Lots of quartz crystal , calcite crystal and smithsonite collecting there.If you send me your email address I will link you to my Hi5 , stumble on and flickr sites and you can see some of my minerals, old radios and cave photos.
Roger Kehret
rkehret42@yahoo.com]]> ROGER KEHRET Collecting Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:13:25 +0000