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Moss Agate from
Logan County, Kansas, USA


Locality type:County
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 Logan County, Kansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256751
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256751:8
GUID (UUID V4):a88de416-4e0c-4124-9996-7047faeac034
References
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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...angular, banded structure) tube, banded, moss cation (moss-like), will be frequently misled All topaz...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...streams, rd. cuts, etc.agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry
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
Book (volume)
thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (edition)
ZEITNER SECOND EDITION SOUTH DAKOTA MINNESOTA KANSAS • INDIANA • • MISSOURI ILLINOIS • NORTH DAKOTA...• MICHIGAN • ILLINOIS • IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS • NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA • INDIANA • MISSOURI •...described in detail. Price $2.00. THE AGATE BOOK — 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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
"Specimen comes from a mine somewhere in Yuma County, Arizona."—on label. ARKANSAS—In the March-April...be in Jefferson County."—letter dated—June 31, 1956, from Marie Kennedy, 375 W. Kansas, Blackwell, Okla...of a fish. Nokomis, in the S.W. part of Sarasota County, is on the Gulf of Mexico. GEORGIA—The following...between Canton and Ball Ground (both in Cherokee County, Ga.). It is 2 cm. across, dark red apparently...am sending you also some more pieces of Indiana agate. I got enough to tumble a few pieces and slab some
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^...stones will remain." On my own table is a section of agate, cut and polished, its concentric rings of rose...their color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of color, as in opals. Fashion...sharp sliver of agate, such as Montana moss agate, is also useful to test minerals near agate in hardness
Book
I • , • • ,. • • 1 • Kansas Geology ..• I • ansas An Introduction to Landscapes}...BUCHANAN PUBLISHED FOR THE KANSAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BY THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSAS 3 ') & 4-- " ~ ·...perfect harmony in all their parts, and I submit Kansas, without lofty mountains or awe-inspiring canyons...Press of Kansas All rights reserved Published by the University Press of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas 66045)...66045), which was organized by the Kansas Board of Regents and is operated and funded by Emporia State University
Book (volume)
more than 1,000 specific locations in Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North...VOLUME 3: THE NORTHWESTERN QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North...Incident at Hawk’s Hill Wilderness Empire Johnny Logan The Wilderness War EARTH TREASURES VOLUME ep...ep The Northwestern Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota...Abbreviations and Mineral Location Numbers Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota
Book
HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...of glaciers or gravel pits, no landmarks re- Moss growth, loam deposits, or oxidation may have changed...and created beautiful Crater Lake. Nebraska and Kansas the High — states as —owe their fertile soil
Book
Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts...Family Gemstones The Various Names and Forms of Agate Opal and Its Varieties Recommendations for Use of...quartz family minerals ( agate, carnelian, chalcedony, chert, flint, jasp-agate, jasper, quartzite, rock...making je\veled ornaments set with precious coral, agate, motherof-pearl, and lapis laz11li brought from...malachite, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, onyx, and agate, especially valuing the deep red carnelian variety
Book
IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE HARBOR (AGATES THOMSONITE ON BEACH\ )l MUD VLAKE...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...glaciers or gravel pits, no landmarks re main . Moss growth , loam deposits, or oxidation may have changed...beautiful Crater Lake Such states as Nebraska and Kansas-the Hig h Plains-owe their fertile soil to erosion...dug from the lava beds in Oregon are nodules of agate o ft en associated with opal Reniform marcas1te
Report (volume)
F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas............Prof. Erasmus Haworth, University of Kansas, Lawrence. Kentucky...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)
.......................................' .131 Kansas..................................................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.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport;
Journal (issue)
.IO 4.75 10 .71 _., 5.00 6.50 8.50 Tree Agate 1.80 60 - .56 1.15 Tu,q. Reconltructed 3...i,g.,.,. ca.-1 1.50 5.00 Malachite Striped Agate Black 1,00 4..90 100 1.20 ......,.,., 300 ...Rhodonite. 2.00 240 .25 AedJ . . . . 1.50 '50 Moss Agate GrNn Opal (While) Fiery 1.00 t 00 25 ,46...Austin T. Bender FIELD TRIPS 6 MONTANA'S DRYHEAD AGATE An update on this well-known area by Colleen L....LARGEST AGATE SELECTION YEAR-ROUND DIGGING (Weather permitting) FOR ... Thundereggs, Moss Agate, Jaspers
Journal (issue)
unique specimens. . Native coke occurs in Carbon County, where it has been produced by the heat of an eruptive...located in Juab County, while Thomas Mt., the famous topaz locality.is in Millard County, probably 50 miles...titled " Some Notes on the Geology of Cumberland County, Pa. 58 THE MINERAL COLLECTOR. MANGANESE. By... recently returned from a trip through Emmons, Logan and Mcintosh counties, during which they made a...southwestern corner of Logan County, North Dakota, two or three miles from the county line. The base of the
Journal (issue)
claim for your saws is true.· Ttiey sure go through Agate." C p A F, G ~ C A Fl James W. Riley, Springfield...the exhibitors at the Hobby Show at the 95th Logan County Fair, held recently in her city, won first prize...Colorado. Located in the western it part of Mesa County, south of the Colormy ado River and reaching westward...rockhound. Various types of chalcedony, jasper and agate are found here scattered about all the way from...or black. A considerable quantity of gem quality agate has been taken from this locality. Some of the finest
Book
River-Wabash River 49 50 * Iowa Rock-Geode DZ * Kansas Soil-Harney Silt Loam Series * Kentucky Fossil-Brachiopod...Gemstone-Freshwater Pearl Soil-Crider Series Mineral-Coal Rock-Agate * Maryland Fossil Shell-Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae...Gemstone-Lake Superior Agate Vil * Mississippi * Louisiana Gemstone-Agate Fossil-Petrified Palmwood...Montana Agate Fossil-Maiasaura peeblesorum * Nebraska Rock-Prairie Agate Gemstone-Blue Agate Fossil-Mammoth...South Dakota Mineral-Rose Quartz Gemstone-Fairburn Agate Fossil-Triceratops Jewelry-Black Hills Gold Soil-Houdek
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Journal (issue)
Connecticut -.-----Garnet, Lulubell Mine, Son Diego County, California. low in silica. Biotite is one of...and cteavelandite, Little Three Mine, San Diego County, California. and with a hardness of 5, as well...crystals of spodu­ mcne, q.v., found in Alexander County, North Carolina, at Hiddenite, the type locality...to 8. Phenacite Epidote in quartz ,Son Diego County, Calif. THE MI NERALOGIST See corundum. Sa.pphire... '- " � 7 Doubly terminated tourmaline, Son County, California. Diego gane..«e occurs rather rarely
Report (volume)
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:...J.,4. Excursion, Tertiary type-localiMontgomery County: Reade, ties: Rainwater, E. H. , 1. H. L. , Jr...Harris, H. B. trolled: Braunstein, J., 3. Escambia County: Cagle, J. W. ,Jr. Pollard field: Jones, W. B.
Report (volume)
of the written record. The Indians knew and used agate, chalcedony, and other forms of quartz for weapons...recently found in the Tenmile district, Summit County. In his booklet, which today would be classed as...feldspar, and mica, occur in some form in every county in the State. Among mineralogists, Colorado is...mineral belt that extends southwestward from Boulder County to the southern limits of the San Juan Mountains... lefferson County, the contact-metamorphic minerals of Italian Mountain, Gunnison County and elsewhere
Report (volume)
Rock, Ark Ark Geol. Survey County Mmeral Rpt.-Arkansas Geological Survey County Mmeral Report Little Rock...Sc1. Trans.-Kansas Academy of Sciences Transactions Topeka, Kans. Kans. Geol. Soc.-Kansas Geological Society...Kans. State Geol Survey Bull ; Oil and Gas Invs -Kansas State Geological Survey Bulletm; Oil and Gas Investigations...Lawrence, Kans. Kans Umv Paleont. Contr; Sci. Bull.-Kansas Umversity Paleontological ContributiOns; Science...Bethlehem, Pa. Los Angeles County Mus Sci Ser, Paleontology; Quart.-Los Angeles County Museum Science Series
Book (edition)
Arizona; Rose Quartz—Brazil. CaLIFORNITE—Siskiyou County, Calif.; Apatire CrysTAL—Durango, Mexico; WinLiAMsiITE—Line...Canada. Second Row Topaz—Mason of Washington; County, Texas; OPALIZED AQUAMARINE, Woop—State pendant—Brazil...faceted. Bottom Row {HODONITE—Butte, Mont.; MONTANA AGATE—Montana; OrBICULAR JASPER—Morgan Hill, Calif. ...feldspar 79 Orienting iris agate 80 81 82 83 84 Pattern selections on agate slab Selecting best slab...17 138 FIGURE 110 Lee facet head.splitter 111 Agate block for charging laps 112 M.D.R. roller for charging
 
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