Agates of North America Playing Cards

Play Cards and Learn to Identify Agates in the United States, Canada, and Mexico!

Anyone who enjoys rocks, minerals, and gems will love these cards for playing your favorite games or to use as flash cards. Inspired by the popular book The Wonder of North American Agates, this gorgeous deck of playing cards by Dan R. Lynch features beautiful photographs of 52 of the most famous, most valuable, and rarest varieties of the coveted gemstones found in North America. Each card depicts photographs of such agates as the Fairburn Agate, Laguna Agate, Lake Superior Agate, and more--so you can begin to learn what 52 different specimens look like.

Card Features

• 52 of the most notable agate varieties


• 2 joker non-agates


• Stunning photograph on every card


• Ideal for card games or as flash cards

Play games like blackjack, poker, rummy, and solitaire while learning more about rock collecting. Get the Agates of North America Playing Cards for yourself, and you can also give this deck of cards as a fun and thoughtful gift.

Dan R. Lynch has a degree in graphic design with emphasis on photography from the University of Minnesota Duluth. But before his love of art and writing came a passion for rocks and minerals, developed during his lifetime growing up in his parents’ rock shop in Two Harbors, Minnesota. Combining the two aspects of his life seemed a natural choice, and he enjoys researching, writing about, and taking photographs of rocks and minerals. He currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife, Julie, where he works as a writer and photographer.