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Agate from
Ellsworth, Hamilton County, Iowa, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Agate
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ellsworth, Hamilton County, Iowa, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:148815
Long-form Identifier:1:3:148815:9
GUID (UUID V4):a2db3ef0-38b8-46a4-a7b4-486bcb26ec82
Nearest other occurrences of Agate
62.5km (38.8 miles) ā“˜Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
92.8km (57.7 miles) ā“˜Shell Rock, Butler County, Iowa, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(probably limonite) were collected. A New Mexico. Blue agate also occurs here. couple of other specimens collected... There are a few localities around Luna where blue agate occurs. Only one of these was visited and only a...rose quartz. On May 18th, we arrived in Keokuk, Iowa and went to the Public Library to try to find out...collected. After skimming over a lengthy article in Iowa Geological Survey on Keokuk gƩodes we finally had...About fifty gƩodes were collected from a creek in Hamilton, Illinois. With a little more time we probably
Book
Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...ClIRYSOCOLLA AUBREY GROUP, in Northern Arizona Agate, (in Kuibab limestone) BIG BUG CREEK, Yavapai Co...Cruz Co. Opal SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS, Santa Cruz Co. Agate SHANNON MOUNTAIN, Greenlee Co. Chalcedony SILVER
Book (edition)
were shaped by some accident of For instance, agate How is their formation. frequently found in...chrysoberyl cats-eye are valued chiefly for pattern, and agate and jasper among semi- precious materials are...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...masses such as occur in the ā€” hollow, found geodes Iowa region, and from them weather the types of agates...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost
Journal (issue)
Fri-Sun, Feb. 22-24, Gem and Mineral Show, Jefferson County Fair Grounds, Exhibits Building; sponsored by the...Show, McKee 4-H Building at The Ranch (Larimer County Fairgrounds), Loveland, CO; at I-25 exit 259; 4-8...Fri-Sat-Sun, Feb. 22-24, Gem and Mineral Show, Jefferson County Fair Grounds, Exhibits Building; sponsored by the...and Protists from Middle Cretaceous Amber of Ellsworth County, Kansas: PaleoBios v. 17, no.1 Cont. Pg 4...specimens in 1937-38 along the Smoky Hill River in Ellsworth County, Kansas (Buddhue, 1939a; 1939b). The amber
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
miles long extending from Coosa County thru Talladega and into Calhoun County. Most of the distance it is...Arizona kaersutite comes from Hoover Dam, Mohave County. A % inch black cube of limonite pseudo after pyrite...clear quartz xls. Several with just the smooth agate and one with what looks like a cave with stalactites...Salem, Washington Co., Ind. IOWA ā€” J. W. Sinclair, P. O. Box 85, Marion, Iowa, recently sent in the following...clipped from an Iowa paper (name unknown) but dated Nov. 1, 1953. "Tipton (Cedar Co., Iowa). A Paleozoological
Book (edition)
NORTH DAKOTA ā€¢ OHIO ā€¢ MICHIGAN ā€¢ NEBRASKA ā€¢ IOWA WISCONSIN Digitized by the Internet Archive in... includes SOUTH DAKOTA ā€¢ MICHIGAN ā€¢ ILLINOIS ā€¢ IOWA WISCONSIN ā€¢ OHIO ā€¢ KANSAS ā€¢ NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA...described in detail. Price $2.00. THE AGATE BOOK ā€” For the agate hunter, cutter and collector. Describes...sub-varieties of agate. The first complete book on agate, with 50 photos, showing numerous types of agate, localities... Hot Springs Area Cycad .-' _ :. Oelrichs Agate Beds Rose Quartz Mine Northern Hill Gems 24
Book (edition)
includes 1 SOUTH DAKOTA ā€¢ MICHIGAN ā€¢ ILLINOIS ā€¢ IOWA WISCONSIN ā€¢ OHIO ā€¢ KANSAS ā€¢ NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA...DAKOTA 6 New Finds ................ Fairburn Type Agate Blue Chalcedony .... Tourmaline ..................ARDMORE AGATE BEDS 11 OELRICHS AGATE BED .. 12 THE CUSTER AREA ......... Tepee Canyon Agate ... Garnets...... .46 3 IOWA ....................... 47 MICHIGAN ............. 63 WESTERN IOWA ....................... -47 THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA NORTHERN IOWA.......................... Gems ................
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and ļ‚‚ the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmļ‚¾jasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. lineļ‚¾rock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1Ā½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatļ‚¾jasper. CARTERSVILLE:...streams, rd. cuts, etc.ļ‚¾agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: ļ‚ at Holton Quarry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the different colors made an attractive display. IOWA ā€” The following letter, dated Oct. 23, 1953, comes...comes from Mrs. Ashley Ferrier, R4, Mason City, Iowa. "A location called the Clay Banks, about 10 miles...City (Cerro Gordo Co.), 4 miles east of Portland, Iowa, along the Winnabago River, yields some very fine...(rock salt) has been mined for many years at Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co., Kans. KENTUCKYā€”A lustrous lead-gray...localities referred to by Mr. Levey are in Baltimore County. Maryland is famous for its many mineral localities
Journal (issue)
SELENI'Iā€˜E CRYST.\LS FROM ELLSWORTH, OHIO. vmnr rm: FALL BULLETIN 01' GEO. L. ENGLISH & CO. ā€”=_=ITHEEā€”...years since, and the Beck collecti in shows an agate and some stilbite from the trap quarries. A great...Some Phenomena of Mineralogy and Geology. Mr. Hamilton exhib ited garnets from Roxbury and Bedding, Conn...percentage of clay. At Los Oonchas Mine, Santa Barbara County, California, there is an immense deposit of liquid...renowned in pastoral strains, Named from himself the Agate ļ¬rst disclosedā€” A jet black stone by milky zones
Book (volume)
thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravelsāŽÆagate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.āŽÆagate, jasper; d RR siding of ClayāŽÆagate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...in the Warsaw formation that surrounds Warsaw, Hamilton, and Nauvoo in western IllinoisāŽÆgeodes (lined...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area depositsāŽÆSiderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional depositsāŽÆSiderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
Book (volume)
thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravelsāŽÆagate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.āŽÆagate, jasper; d RR siding of ClayāŽÆagate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...in the Warsaw formation that surrounds Warsaw, Hamilton, and Nauvoo in western IllinoisāŽÆgeodes (lined...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area depositsāŽÆSiderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional depositsāŽÆSiderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
Report (volume)
Edward Barrett, Indianapolis. Iowa.............. Prof. George F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas............Prof...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...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Report (volume)
48-59. London. Iowa Academy of Sciences: Proceedings, vols. 31, 32.. Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa Geological Survey:...31 (Annual reports, 1921-2, 1923-4.) Dea Moines, Iowa. Johns Hopkins University: Studies in Geology, nos...Maryland Geological Survey: Kent County; Queen Anne's County; Talbot County. Baltimore, Md. Mazama, vol....Pan-American Geologist, vols. 43-46. Des Moines, Iowa. Pennsylvania, Topographic and Geologic Survey:...Carbonic flora of Butler's Landing [Johnson County, Iowa] (abstract):.' Pan-Am. Geologist, vol. 46, no
Report (issue)
trace , in sol . trace, total 99 . 77 (H . V . Ellsworth , 1916 : Ont . Bur . Mines Ann . Rept. , vol....llage ofActinolite in Elzevir Township, Hastings County . 31 F /1 5 Chemi cal analysis of a light greenish...actino l ite from Westmeath Township , Renfrew County: Si0 2 56 . 70 , Al 0 3 1. 62 , Fe o 3 . 06 , FeO...Township of St . Francis (Beauceville ) , Beauce County : Si0 52 . 30 , Al 2 o 1 . 30 , FeO 6 . 75, 2 3...syenites near Montreal in H oche laga County, and Beloeil in Rouville County (G. C . Hoffmann, 1 888 - 9 : Geol
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...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals. Fashion... 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)
..'........................................ 126 Iowa...................................................Barrett, Indianapolis. Iowa___ __Prof. George F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas_____Prof. Erasmus Haworth, Lawrence...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.;
Journal (issue)
Bear Ellsworth, island and 10 - excellent. Alaska. Mines, Quebec, Mts., Utah. County, Mica...the limestone near St. Louis and opposite Keokuk, Iowa. Missouri has certainly been blessed mineralogically...included. As usual, we can supply fine agates or agate mounted pieces on approval, and brilliants, rounds...Cretaceous age in the Carlisle shale in Sinney County, Kansas. The locality is near Kalvesta Lake. Superb...Lander, Wyoming WwW. L. Manufacturer DeVANEY of Agate Jewelry TOLEDO, OREGON Sawing, Polishing Specimens
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
selenite. Don't bother asking if there is any agate in Agate, Colo. There Isn't. At Denver, Colo., by all...Red Elephant Mine at Idaho Springs and see Mr. Ellsworth. He not only will explain the workings but take...of ROCKS AND MINERALS dinosaur bone. Plenty of agate, just south of Shoshoni, Wyo., on road to Riverton...Wyoming State maps as Petrified Forest. For moss agate, go as above to first fork but keep right for nine...ridges. At the top of the ridge on right is the moss agate. Don't bother going to Sweetwater Canyon, Wyo.,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Colorado at Denver, PO Box 173364, Denver, CO 80204, USA Editorial responsibility: I. Parsons best explained...199 l a). The alkalic volcanic rocks of western Ellsworth Land and Marie Byrd Land lie within the West Antarctic...diffuse transition from one to the other in the Ellsworth Land Palmer Land area. Basaltic rocks on the Antarctic...Antarctic Peninsula are broadly similar to those in Ellsworth Land and Marie Byrd Land in terms of their major...basaltic rocks from the Antarctic Peninsula, Ellsworth Land and Marie Byrd Land to examine this apparent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
About 40 miles northeast of Montgomery in Coosa County there is an outcrop that carries considerable tin...might find interesting. It is scheelite from Marin County, California. It is of primary interest as it is...Andreas fault, extending from Marin County to San Luis Obispo County. Included in the Sur Series are limestone...Such beds are found in the vicinity of the Marin County discovery and are probably related to its origin...Colorless allophane coated one face of the indianaite. IOWA ā€” Two specimens, chert and oolitic limestone, have
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA. 3 Interface Analysis Centre, School of Physics,...Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA. 5 Department of Biological Sciences, University...University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA. 6 Natural Resources Laboratory, Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd...40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 Time (h) 25 Ellsworth quartzite H2 production (nmol gāˆ’1) H2 production...30 Robertson shale 12 0 0 Time (h) 0 14 Ellsworth quartzite H2 production (nmol gāˆ’1) 14 10 min
Journal (issue)
Elwell ............270 Selenite Crystals at Ellsworth, Ohio. By Gerald U. Greene ........ 272 A Utah...combined September-October 1936 issue was a Special Agate Number; the February, 1937, issue was a Special...who owned the land; fairfieldite after Fairfield County in which is Branchville; and reddingite after the...ROCKS and MINERALS R - SELENITE CRYSTALS AT ELLSWORTH , OHIO t} By GERALD U. GREENE u A locality...locality renowned for selenite crystals is Ellsworth, Mahoning County, Ohio. Dana mentions the locality in his
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
staurolites (Fairy Crosses) which come from Fannin County, Georgia. There were 25 xls in the packetā€”all loose...Frederick A. Brown, 976-25th St., DesMoines 12, Iowa. ROCKS AND MINERALS "A short time ago in a note...477ā€”"Find 30-foot fern fossil on farm near Knoxville, Iowa). "Find No. 2 was made in another coal strip mine...Barnett farm, about 514 miles S. E. of Knoxville, Iowa, which makes it approx. 45 miles from downtown Des...brought to Des Moines by H. R. Straight of Adel, Iowa, and sliced by Rowatt Cut Stone Company with their
Journal (issue)
as green jade, amethyst, garnet, peridot, lace agate, carnelian. rose quartz, aventurine, tigereye ,...black jade, unakite , rhodonite , moss agate , obsidian, black agate and so on. Some of these materials,...AoNĀ· Fo,m "'-" o,b,cui., Fe1s,1e Jatoer Tumltl'- Agate Jadllile Indian Mon Ag~II Thuhte Rutolaled Ouaru...of metal. In Necklace 0 there are five blue lace agate beads. then a pattern break of a smaU metal bead...the cover of our May issue we featured Dryhead agate beads from Santiam Lapidary , Cascadia, Oregon.
 
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