AGATE comes from the quartz family and is found in countless shades and colors, from blue to black and from pink to bright firey red. The properties associated with agate can vary based on the color ...

Mineral deposits can create markings that look like forests or mountains, and experts say each stone is distinctive. By Jill Newman When Tarun Adlakha displays a dendritic agate, with its finely ...

In a full day's search on the last day of March, Mike Jacobs of Monticello and I found 121 agates. That seemed a lot to an amateur like me, whose agate hunting has been largely confined to looking ...

Jaspers and cherts are the rocks most often confused with Lake Superior agates Lakers formed when mineral-infused solutions seeped into the gas bubbles of volcanic rocks Lake Superior agates are ...

Agates are formed from silica solutions filling gas bubbles in lava rocks, creating bands of color. The best time to find agates in Michigan is after a storm. Popular Michigan agate hunting locations ...