in this video we're going to be looking at lake superior agates specifically limonite stained
lake superior agates i found all of these on our rockhounding adventures and the ones that have
the limonite staining are my favorite variation of lake superior agates so let me move a few things
so we can take a peek at these so if you're wondering what limonite is it's this yellow
staining or coating on these lake superior agates and limonite consists of grains of various iron
bearing minerals and that's what it says here in this very handy minnesota rocks and minerals book
and if you look it up on google it says about the same thing it says limonite is a general term for
a mixture of fine-grained iron oxides so that is what laminite is and i think it's really beautiful
i know a lot of people don't like it but i think it's really cool i think it's unique
so we're just going to take a peek at some of these cool limonized stained lake superior agates
here's a really cool one it's a bit of a blue lake superior agate
here's a bigger one it's got some in this section right here
right up in the bands right there that is really neat
a little bit right there limonite stained banding so i know it's called staining but
i have cut agates before like this one right here i cut this for
fellow rockhound rockhound79 his instagram link will be in the description box below go check it
out you can see this beautiful limonite staining on the exterior of this agate
this is dry but you can see there's limonite on the inside that's pretty
interesting and then even on this one right here it's got a little bit on the outside
when you open it up you can see it's coming in so is it staining when it's bleeding in
it's pretty interesting so yeah a lot of really cool limonite i say [ __ ] going to
be showing you today so most of the time with limonite stained agates i don't normally have
to wet them and they look really good but sometimes you get a few like these two that
have a little limonite staining it this one's really light but this is a pounder so i had to
show you they look a little bit better wet let me get those wet for you here so there's that
really beautiful orange and yellow really cool right in there in that pocket check that out
that is so neat i love that these bands have texture
then this big guy
i don't think i'll ever cut this one it's pretty sure it's just a moss but it's really
cool i love the details right there i think that's really cool with that limonite in there
here's a very interesting one that was actually found in wisconsin
a lot of beautiful little i don't know if you consider those eyes or tubes i believe they're
probably tubes by the look of them really great limonite stained really really pretty
here's one i found up on the north shore some lima is sitting right there
and through there in the bands really pretty agate here's a few other smaller ones that just
have some interesting limonite staining going on in them little nodules little window right there
i really like this one a lot
that's probably some of the lightest as far as coloring
light yellow limonite agates i've ever found it's very pastel like really beautiful face right there
the limonite staining on this one is super light there's not a whole lot going on
but i think it's really cool that you can see the banding
in the limonite coating right here i think that is very very neat
here's a really pretty one has some beautiful water level banding going on around it
so here's five limonite stained agates that i found up on the north shore
minnesota these are all found in rivers and creeks this is one of my favorites i'm saving my
best of the best for last but i love that the banding in here is textured it's so cool very
very unique i absolutely love that one i love the beautiful pockets on this one this is so unique
a nice white banding i love the limonite on here
almost looks like scratch marks going through there
and then right here that's quartz it's very dark and it's purple so it's amethyst
really really cool here's another amethyst agate with limonite staining on it
and see that dark purple right there and how the limonite has kind of just gone all
the way through the quartz and everything there i love the banding here of course
and this one is very very stained with limonite and the bands are just
completely infused with the limonite you can see a hint of the kind of the carnelian coloring nodule
underneath there but this coating of limonitis is dominant
i can't forget this guy right here and this is another one from rockhound 79 that i cut for him
such a beautiful lake superior
and the exterior has the limonite but i got to show you the inside because it's so spectacular
so beautiful all right and moving on to a wisconsin
limonite standing i found this on the south shore
of lake superior that white bit right there i have no idea what that is i'll show you again here yeah
this is probably one of the most slick limonite stained agates i've found it's very interesting
here's one that i found on some landscaping rocks
really cool details on there
great bands
and then this guy here this is what i call like a limonite drip going on between the bands it's just
so interesting i love that
and we're on to the last three my top favorite limonite stained agates this one has a little bit
right here and the reason it's on my favorites is because when i found it it was like that in
the dirt and that yellow is the only thing i saw and that's what helped me find it because
i thought that looks like limonite and it's got really beautiful details all over in it
still a little dirty i gotta clean that
and then this guy a lot of limonite on the exterior
and this face right here is so cool this is hands down my best water level
with amethyst on the bottom or top however you want to look at it that is so cool
that is so beautiful
and my favorite limonite stained agates is this big piece right here limonite all over i found
it in a little creek up on the north shore and the face of it is just so unique right there
i've never seen anything like that it comes down right here as well
my favorite limonite agate i'd stay in take it so cool
well that's everything i got for this video if you guys liked it leave a thumbs up
leave a comment let me know which limonite stained agate was your favorite
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