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Sardonyx

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Fishtown of Usan, Usan, Montrose, Tayside (Angus), Scotland, UK

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A variety of Agate

A variety of Agate with reddish-brown and either black or white bands.

Classification of Sardonyx

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Other Names for Sardonyx

Synonyms:
Carnelian Onyx
Other Languages:
Simplified Chinese:缠丝玛瑙

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    • Localities for Sardonyx

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    China
     
    • Xinjiang (Xinjiang-Uygur) Autonomous Region
      • Hami (Kumul; Qumul) Prefecture
        • Yiwu Co. (Aratürük Co.)
          • Naomaohu
    		Yanling Tang (2005): Non-metallic deposits of Xinjiang, China [Zhongguo Xinjiang Fei Jinshu Kuangchuang]. Geological Publishing House (Beijing), 289 pp.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Liberec Region
        • Jizerské Mts (Iser Mts)
    		geological prospecting, 2008 - 2009, Czech geological Organization
    India
     
    • Madhya Pradesh
      • Jabalpur Division
    		Richard M. Pearl: "Minerals of India", Mineral Digest, vol. 2.
    Portugal
     
    • Lisboa District
      • Sintra
    		Rui Nunes 2010
    USA
     
    • Alabama
      • Blount Co.
    		Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Arizona
      • Mohave Co.
        • Black Mts
          • Oatman District (San Francisco District; Union Pass District)
    		Blair, 1992. Rockhounding Arizona.
      • Yuma Co.
    		Blair, 1992. Rockhounding Arizona, p.157.
    • Colorado
      • Grand Co.
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough Co.
        • Tampa
          • Tampa Bay
    		Zeitner (1968) Appalachian Gem Trails
    • New Jersey
    		Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America - Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • North Carolina
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ranson-1974
    Zeitner,J.C.,1968,Appalachian mineral and gem trails,Lapidary Journal
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence Co.
        • Cumberland
    		AmMIn 11:334-340
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