"Agates can come in all sizes and shapes, colors and design and have varying degree's of translucency.My time tested method of determining if a stone is an Agate.I hold it up to the Sun or another light source.If I can see through it.....BadaBing I call it an agate.
I know Jade is Green......never found any though.The wotld is at your finger tips with the resources on the internet.......take some time and do a little treasure hunting for Information.One place to search is www.mindat.org > lots of great infor about everything."

"thankyou again for your response. i called a local jeweler today and asked him about the value of agates. he was a jerk..told me that if they were worth anything, did i think there would still be so many of them on the beach. i said, well, there's still lots of gold here, and it's valuable. i heard of a gal who's taking them and making necklaces with the raw agates, and that people want them, so i think you're absolutely correct... we also have a lot of plant fossils here. i understand they are somewhat rare, but don't know that for sure. do you know anything about them? also, thanks for the mindat link. it's a good site for pictures. happy rock hunting from alaska. i'm going to be looking for the gold, too. already got my pans ready. :) "

"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. :)"