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Gagates
Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Charleroi, Hainaut (Henegouwen; Hennegau) Province, Belgium
© Richard De Nul
The ancient name for Jet, reported in J.D.Dana (1850), derived from the river Gagas in Syria. [Clark, 1993, 249 - "Hey's Mineral Index - 3rd Edition"]
Classification of Gagates
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Localities for Gagates
(TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
Austria
Upper Austria
Windischgarsten
Laussa valley
Sandlgraben
R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
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