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West Coast Mining owns the Polka Dot Agate Mine. It is near Madras, Oregon and they are open to visits! If you would like to experience digging at an actual mine site you can visit the Polka Do ...

 Agates are members of the chalcedony family. Chalcedony (kal SED' nee) is any form of microcrystalline quartz, where the crystals are too small to be seen without high magnification. However, ...

What is the difference between agate stones and jasper stones? Agates and jaspers are both members of the Chalcedony stone family. Chalcedony (kal SED' nee) is any form of microcrystalline quartz, ...

Brazilian Agate and Piranha Agate are some of the most beautiful banded agates ever found. Brazil has the most massive deposits of agate in the world and they are mostly found in southern Brazil.

Tree Agate is a form of Dendritic Agate. Tree Agate is a chalcedony with dendrite inclusions of moss colored green minerals. Tree Agate is an unusual agate as it is usually opaque white and doesn' ...

Coyamito Agate comes from about 40 miles north of the famous Laguna Agate area in the state of Chihuahua, in Northern Mexico and is well known for its vibrant colors of red, yellows, blues, and pi ...

Botswana Agate is a beautiful banded agate first discovered in 1971. Botswana Agates are found as small white nodules in siliceous volcanic rocks. They are usually covered with an opaque rind, an ...

Plume Agates are generally clear or milky with three-dimensional plant, bush or flower-like patterns or plumes floating in them. Plumes are different than dendrites, which are usually more branch ...

Moss Agate is so named for its mossy shaped or bush like inclusions. These are usually formed with mineral impurities, and are often growths of iron or manganese oxides. Moss Agate is found in ma ...

Sagenite Agate, or more accurately, Sagenitic Agate is any agate having acicular or needle like mineral or crystal growths, intersecting in a grid-like or grill-like manner. These hair like filame ...

Laguna Agate comes from Northern Mexico and is well known for its vibrant colors of reds! The Laguna Agate area is in the state of Chihuahua, from the Estacion Ojo Laguna area, about 150 miles sou ...

Crazy Lace Agate is a banded chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz) that is often infused with iron and aluminum. Creamy browns, blacks, grays and golds (and occasional reds and pinks) swirl togethe ...