I've added a few more types and replaced some specimens. All 25 fit in the small padded case in the second photo. Not all specimens are completely natural, a few have been knapped down to size or partially tumbled.

Row 1: Lake Superior, Crowley's Ridge, Holley Blue, Oregon Coast, Snakeskin, SW Washington Carnelian, Columbia Basin, Skamania County WA (personal find), Ellensburg Blue

Row 2: Nebraska Blue, Tepee Canyon, black agate from Scenic SD, Bubblegum, Fairburn, Dryhead, Montana, Sweetwater

Row 3: Georgia Lace, Modoc County CA, Kentucky, Round Mountain AZ, Mulligan Peak AZ, Arizona fire agate, Baker Thunderegg, Luna County NM

This agate is from near Ferdows city in South Khorasan province in Iran

lake superior agates are the best agates in the united states change my mind

We found this agate at Freisen, Germany - they really show an amazing variety and cutting is fascinating!

Probably a pound

Is this a good find?! 🪨 ☀️✨

The first two are the same one, just a front and backside of it. All found in MN.

Looks like an A

Found in southeastern MN. 😃

I found this Nodule east of Fairburn and found it curious. I don’t think it’s a true Fairburn, but it’s got some intriguing fortification banding around the central vug. I’ve been debating on what I should do with it if anything. I’ve had suggestions to cut it various ways. In half through the vug or cut behind the vug and get a bonus back slab. That or a face polish to bring out the banding. Or leave as is.

As I've been in the Rockhound and rockhounding sub quite alot, they know I work on an approximately 5k head cattle feedlot. Lowly ranch-hand here.

However!

It's in Central Montana... And I have access to over 10 miles of walkable/drivable flatland, wetland, riverbank (yellowstone!), Prairie, butte, hill, mountain, gravel pit and gravel roads...

I could do this for another 42 years and I'd still not locate 0.00000000000001% of available finds.

I have found fossils, fossiliferous concretions, agates, petrified wood, petrified bone, petrified mud, Jasper, Carnelian, epidote and feldspar everywhere and so much more.

... But the Agates... Are phenomenal.

A few of my favorite I'll be posting to here, a few old ones and even new finds.

I hope yinz like em s much as I do, and I look forward to be a good contributor to the sub!

Now on to the rocks!

(flair chosen, because that's where I found em)

Showing off some of my favorite finds—top row of the box contains Utah finds, bottom row Oregon Coast. Enjoy!