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a friend recently showed me some agates found at the beach here. they were amber colored....they say from iron oxydation?, with some clear and some darker areas, and you can see light through them. i looked for them myself and found several. how can i be sure they're agates, and if so, do they have any monetary value? also, is there any way other than using a tumbler, to polish them? one more thing, please... does anyone know about how to identify jade and malachite? thankyou
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RE: alaskan agates
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May 12 2008, 10:00 PM EDT
"thanks to all for the responses about agates. the ones i'm finding are mostly amber colored, and you can see light through them.. one is part yellow, and part clear. i will try to send some pics, so you folks can tell me if i'm barking up the wrong tree. but there are lots of these on the beaches here. you can spot them best at the water line, because the color shows up when they're still in the water. i live in the country near anchor point, on the kenai peninsula. have lived in alaska for @ 35 years now. originally from the midwest. thanks again. next post will have some pics in it, if i can figure out to do that. :)" I have friends by the name of knotter in Soldotna. The salmon run by their house is one of the reasons I try to get up there every year or two. Can't afford to go every year or I would. They live right near the river. Tom
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