Here's some pictures from my
recent trip to Woodward Ranch in
Alpine , Texas .
Click on any picture to enlarge .
This is one of Trey's slices he had for sale in his shop .
Plume agate from Woodward ranch in Alpine , Texas
One of my slices from a biscuit I got at Woodward Ranch
another slice of plume agate from Woodward Ranch
Ranch to collect agate , you should
contact the collecting guide , Teri
Smith ,  just CLICK HERE .  
Hawk eating rabbit at Ritchie Ranch , photo Teri Smith
close-up image of the hawk with rabbit at Ritchie Ranch , photo T. Smith
agate from gravel pit , Ritchie Ranch , Alpine , Texas
agate from Ritchie Ranch in Alpine , Texas
any peice with a number on it is probably for sale
Texas agate
Ritchie Ranch Agate
Agate from
Alpine ,Texas
Woodward Ranch ----->>
<<----Ritchie Ranch  
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On my same trip to Alpine , Texas, to
hunt agate , I visited the Ritchie
Ranch.     
Below  are some pictures of mossy
and orbicular Agate from the
Ritchie ranch in Alpine , Texas.
The Woodward ranch in Alpine,
Texas, is famous for its plume agate !
Texas Plume agate from Woodward Ranch
Longhorn at Woodward Ranch
Longhorn at the Woodward Ranch
woodward ranch
<----- Biscuits
The agate nodules at Woodward  Ranch
are called "biscuits" because of their
shape .
woodward ranch biscuit
this is the same peice , just backlit
Read about this agate in the May 2009 issue of Rock & Gem !  ( Article I authored )
Ritchie Ranch Agate !
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Back side
Back lit specimen showing transparency
Ritchie Ranch typical appearance
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ritchie ranch agate from Alpine , Texas , found by Rodney Moore
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highly enlarged image showing micro patterning and agate inclusions
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Plume agate Cabochon
Gold Moss Cabochon cut from Ritchie Ranch Agate
strange orbicular or spotted agate cabochon ( Ritchie Ranch )
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examples of Stone Guitar Picks that
are carved from Walker Ranch Agate
on it.  The Walker Ranch page has
photos of the material found there.
The Walker Ranch is the Adjacent
property that is from the same Lava
Flow and has identical Agate on it, and
some unusual agate as well!