Dwarves' Earth Treasures: Kentucky Agates


.	Dwarves' Earth Treasures Museum: Kentucky Agates Estill, Powell and parts of Jackson Counties, Kentucky	.

. Kentucky is known for its agate & quartz concretions which appeared to be originally crinoid heads, brachipods and other fossils in the limestone that had been expanded by growing evaporation minerals and water action. They are somewhat difficult to botain mainly due to the fact that too many people searching the creeks (like MiddleFork area for example) in search for agates made as the state gemstone of Kentucky. Since they were found mostly along the rivers coming from the limestone formations, they tend to be widely fractured. The most common colors appear to be brownish-yellow, yellow, and bluish-gray, but they also come in the colors of gray, black, purple, pink, lavendar, green and red. A most desired color combination would be pitch black and deep red. The mult-banded agates appear to be retatively rare.
There are few places where Kentucky Agates were said to be obtained directly from their limestone hosts.

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Rough Appearance: River worn brown , gray & red nodules, usually in form of overblown crinoid heads and brachipods
Agates are typically yellow and heavily fractured. Any other colors are rare with color combo of red and black being most desired.

Classic example of black and red color combo (whole half) from MiddleFork area.
Nicknamed as "Mr. Peanut"


Classic Yellow and Black Colors with some shadowing effect	Rare "Holly Leaf" Pattern of classic Black, yellow and Red Colors a rescued end-cut	Typical Yellow Color

	Orangish-red, black and yellow with barite and calcite fillings

	SLAB

Yellow chicken wtih red moss

	What kind of spider coming out of the hole?