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Moss Agate from
Wilde mine, Adams Hartville agate mine, Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Moss Agate
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Moss Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wilde mine, Adams Hartville agate mine, Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1353537
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1353537:5
GUID (UUID V4):fbe6ee24-8443-4cb8-9dc2-3eef39b69f89
Nearest other occurrences of Moss Agate
0.0km (0.0 miles) ā“˜Deercorn mine, Adams Hartville agate mine, Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
81.4km (50.6 miles) ā“˜Agate, Sioux County, Nebraska, USA
References
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Book
often are arrested there. At the Eldorado sapphire mine in MonĀ¬ tana the action of a million years is readily...intrudes a sloping bed of limestone. As the Yogo mine has been worked at various times in the past hundred...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...in the bed of the stream. e. If it is possible to mine the bed of the stream itself this may prove to be...other hand, inclusions in agate give the characteristic effect that makes moss agate so valuable. An example
Book (volume)
ā€” ; Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming ~ AllanW Eckert b i or d , Digitized by...Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming VOLUME 4: THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT Arizona...Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming by Allan W. Eckert Ml PERENNIAL LIBRARY Harper...Oregon South Dakota Washington vi Contents Wyoming 5505 Glossary 608 Key to Principal Abbreviations...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible
Report (volume)
is most often used in porous stones, such as the agate. The unattractive gray and pale shades may be changed...shades. The common dyeing procedure is to soak the agate in the desired chemical (nitric acid for red shades...and sulfates for blue shades). The Romans dyed agate by soaking it in honey, removing it from the liquid...the same effect is achieved by first soaking the agate in a sugar solution, and then in sulfuric acid to...eventually deposited as alluvial gravels. Opal and agate are formed from aqueous solutions. Diamonds are
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's...their color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals.... such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example, an agate nodule may...cat's- more but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that
Report (volume)
............................................. Wyoming..................................................Samuel, Map of the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, with full descriptions of mineral resources, etc...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;
Report (volume)
the State lists begin with Alabama and end with Wyoming. Under each State the minerals found there are...Wisconsin.........Prof. W. 0. Hotchkiss, Madison. Wyoming.........Mr. C. E. Jamison, Cheyenne. Those members...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson
Report (issue)
Developed and Undeveloped Mineral Resources of Wyoming A statistical compilation and industrial evaluation...producers of Wyoming. By C. S. DIETZ Deputy State Geologist First Edition---I,oOO Copies WYOMING GEOLOGICAL...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CHEYENNE, WYOMING 1929 Price $1.00 Post Paid v Contents Page IX Preface PART I Chapter...Magnesium Sulphate Ā·11 The Chemical Deposits of Wyoming Can Be Profitably Exploited 45 Chapter 1 Chapter...and Present Production 127 Production Rank 129 Wyoming Has 200 Recognized Oil Structures__ 130 Room for
Book (volume)
and the jades of Alaska, British Columbia, and Wyoming, are worldrenowned. Handsome and authoritative... 5 = fii? i a j ā€” Ā» ya y _ā€” ā€™* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...Oregon, Kansas, Alabama, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Wyoming, Montana and Illinois. Detailed information on...Oregon. Information was also supplied by Dowseā€™s Agate Shop, Salt Lake City, Utah, by William J. Bingham...Mahaffey of Nevada, Missouri. The well-known Texas agate localities of the Alpine Region were described in
Journal (issue)
ounce lots $600.00. Darlene and I with our guides, mine foreman and guards at the Welo opal mines in Ethiopia...CORRECTION: EDITORIAL Captivating Find at The Carver Agate Field ā€”The Final Word The Rock & Gem article above...volcano, several miles to the west of The Carver Agate Field) and that subsequent to the formation, the...developed the highly diverse and colorful Carver Agate Field materials. The photos included here illustrate...illustrate the difference between typical Carver Agate Field nodules and agates that contain 6 ROCK&GEM |
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hot springs in caves (Tazaki et al., 1998), and mine waters (Conrad, 1994; Edwards et al., 2000; Hallberg...Canada Needles, Texas, USA Cady Mountains, California Madras area, Oregon, USA Ojo de la Laguna, Chihuahua...hydrothermal veins Menzenschwand uranium mine, Germany Thunder Bay agate mine, Ontario, Canada Gairo, 100 km NW...Razumovsky (1835), all of whom reported on so-called ā€œmoss agates,ā€ a subject of later discussions by Brown...(Weitschat, 1986) and silicified fossil wood (Braun and Wilde, 2001; Renault, 1896). There are, thus, many reports
Journal (issue)
Both for only $1.00 Snowflake Nephrite Jade (Wyoming) A new outstanding jade of pleasing green colors...our shop. Choice slab 10 sq. in. $1.00 Brazilian Agate Slabs Banded gray or light carnelian Yellow Tempskya... AH good work looks perfectly modern. Oscar Wilde TABLE OF CONTENTS COVERā€”Basket of Lilies of the...Basket and moss in gold. Measurements: %V2 xlVi x 5%" Page JEWEL BOX OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA...contained an article about the fire agate at Coon Hollow. This fine agate is but one of the many gem cutfound
Journal (issue)
the U.S.A. 05 0 74470 02033 2 UNMā€™s HARDING MINE Exploring Plentiful Pegmatite 2 ROCKNGEM.COM ...HARDING MINE The Must-See Pegmatite of the West Steve Voynick Mark Leatherman 50 POLKA DOT AGATE Appeal...TOURMALINE with ALBITE and QUARTZ Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, CA Watercolor by Frederick C. WildaĀ©...California Jadeā€™s from black jade to the finest greens, Wyoming and Siberian Jades. Dates: May 16 & 17 | Saturday...2020 7 Covington Has Moved! ROYAL PEACOCK OPAL MINE Dig your own Virgin Valley Fire Opals ALL YOU FIND
Journal (issue)
about the Polka Dot Mine in Central Oregon, information about connecting with the mine via Facebook was...incorrect. On Facebook, search for the Polka Dot Agate Miners group. Rock & Gem regrets this error, which...Creede, Colorado. Although Creedeā€™s last producing mine closed 35 years ago, its mining and mineral heritage...include a historic mining district with an underground-mine tour and an underground mining museum, collecting...unusually beautiful metal ore. Combine all this with mine-drilling contests and an underground rockand-mineral
Journal (issue)
Exhilarating New Arizona Find REGULAR COLUMNS 56 MINERAL COUNTY WANDERINGS Field Notes .............................18 Chance Encounter Creates Opportunity to Mine for Variscite By Helen Serras-Herman 20 CRYSTAL... www.PrescottGemMineral.org ROYAL PEACOCK OPAL MINE Dig your own Virgin Valley Fire Opals ALL YOU FIND...California Jadeā€™s from Black Jade to the finest greens, Wyoming and Siberian Jades. Dates: July 25 & 26 | Saturday...smaller specimens were discovered near Globe, Gila County, Arizona, during a careful search that lasted about
Journal (issue)
Eva Wilson is widely known for her blue-grey moss agate and pretty jaswrote: "I've found the blamed things...by Lake Mead. them for years!" at the Imperial county fair and at On these trips Eva and Hazel started...there are other deposits in after the Lost Pegleg mine. According the area. to a story, recounted by Philip...of a jackrabbit homestead you would go toā€” The county clerk in which the land is located The state department...unsealed mountain peak A volcanic crater A lost mine A ghost town 16ā€”The mineral-in-solution which forms
Journal (issue)
District 64 CAPTIVATING FIND AT CARVER AGATE FIELD Geologic Agate Mystery Draws Interest By Steve Voynick...classic older specimen of opal from the prolific USA locality of Butte, Oregon, reveals a carving-grade...Drawing-Silent Auction-Fluorescent Display Kidā€™s Mine-Wheel of Fortuner-Tone of Fun for the Family! Demonstrations:...com/DallasGemandMineralSociety ROYAL PEACOCK OPAL MINE Dig your own Virgin Valley Fire Opals ALL YOU FIND...at Bower Powers Farm, in Pierrepont, St Lawrence County, New York. The locality produced lustrous black
Book
Yuanming Pan Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Genesis of Agateā€”A Review Reprinted from: Minerals 2020, 10, 1037.... . . . . 5 Terry Moxon and Galina Palyanova Agate Genesis: A Continuing Enigma Reprinted from: Minerals...Gemological Characteristics and Origin of the Zhanguohong Agate from Beipiao, Liaoning Province, China: A Combined...source of the silica required for the growth of agate remains largely unknown. The ļ¬rst known descriptive...exists today. The complex, multi-step process of agate formation is not yet completely understood. The
Journal (issue)
Siskiyou In the last Desert I note what you say county for many years, and nearly always about sleeping...from east Washington and Oregon, south Idaho and Wyoming to southeast California (Salton Sea) and Mexico...starring Gene Tierney, Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde, were shot at Sedona during July. Over 100 members.... 6" 28 BEAUTIFUL KENTUCKY FOSSILS. Franklin County. Add these to your collection. 12 nice 4x4 assorted...ILLUSTRATIONS. Cultural Guide. How to WANT ACREAGE: Lots, mine leases, tax graft and insect control. 25c coin or
Journal (issue)
Jasper ā€¢ Moonshine Jasper ā€¢ North Ridge Plume Agate We are also Covington Dealers, we sell the equipment...Lytle Coleman, Owner/Operator Mine Owner of Lava Cap Thunderegg, Mine Shaft Thunderegg, Eggzilla Thunderegg...726 Durham St. Hellertown, PA 18055 ROUGH GEMS MINE-DIRECT FACETING ROUGHS & MINERAL DIAMOND PACIFIC...INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD 6500 De Moss Drive, P.O. Box 740252 Houston Texas, TX 77074 USA Tel : +1 832 641 5014 ;...samsongems@yahoo.com info@samsongems.com Photo Credit: Fred Wilde Please write, email or call us for our new arrivals
Journal (issue)
satisfactory catalog of lapiEye, Chilean Lapis, Brazilian Agate, Assorted Jasdary supplies and materials that I...many bargains that will nite, Tiger Eye, Brazilian Agate, etc. 25 sq. inches, assorted slabs of cutting material...fete, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Oct. 14ā€”Greenlee County fair, Duncan, Arizona. Oct. 14-15ā€”National Highway...Lordsburg. Oct. 20-23ā€”Graham Safford, Arizona. County fair, Oct. 21-23ā€”Tombstone Helldorado, in "the...21-23ā€”Dig 'n Dogie Days; rodeo, mining events and county fair, Kingman, Arizona. Oct. 21-23ā€”Papago Indian
Journal (issue)
crystals are embedded. That matrix varies from hard agate to softer and more fragile rhyolite, sandstone or...VARIETIES NATURAL DRUSY QUARTZ forming on top of agate is perhaps the most common drusy material and was...materials used for drusy gemstones. Drusy quartz on agate is commonly found in gray colors, but occasionally...in Indonesia, and Washington State. 1 5 2 3 4 Agate, blue hemomorphite, uvarovite, blue chalcedony,...locality for uvarovite garnet is the Saranovski Mine, in Sarany, in the Urals region of Russia. WWW
Report (edition)
include additional occurrences of emerald, opal, agate, chalcedony, organic gems, tiger eye jasper, aragonite.............................................. 120 Moss or dendritic opal........................................................................... 127 Agate, onyx, and carnelian.................................................... 127 Formation of banded agate............................................................................................. 128 Agate in Western Australia...........................
Book (edition)
66; Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism 10; Wyoming Travel Commission 14, 168, 177, 179; Wisconsin...by the Bureau of Land Management, in state and county parks and forests, and in private parks as well...Shasta-Trinity in northern California, and Flaming Gorge in Wyoming-Utah are among these areas. Some RV campers may...Mountains of Arizona and look for the Lost Dutchman Mine. They can ride into the high mountain valleys of...and into the Washakie Wilderness from Jackson, Wyoming. The Sierra Club also offers burro trips to such
Report (edition)
sawable diamonds (average 2 ct) from Ellendale diamond mine (courtesy Kimberley Diamond Company) Contents.............................................. 119 Moss and dendritic opal ......................................................................... 124 Agate, onyx, and carnelian ................................................... 124 Formation of banded agate ............................................................................................ 125 Agate in Western Australia ..........................
Report (volume)
Petroleum geology, careers: Downs, G. R., 2. A. O., 4. Wyoming, geological history and Future: Conselman, F. B...Columbia ores: Gunning, H. C. , 5. Scientific side: Adams, J. E. , 7. Petroleum geology and freedom: AERIAL...described. Div. Mines, 1; Jenkins, O. P., Choctaw County, Highway 17 area: 3. Toulmin, L. D., Jr., 3. Minor:...analysis: KelH. D., 5. ler, W. D., 3. Talladega County, hematiteOklahoma, potash agstone, granite magnetite...ground water: Powham, C. E. ell, W. J., 4. Marengo County: Newton, J. G., 1. Core-drilling program, ChattanooMica:
 
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