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Lake Superior Agate

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Lake Superior, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
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A variety of Agate

Believed to be the world's oldest agates, over 1 billion years old, these are found throughout the northern US having been spread from the original Lake Superior region by glaciation. It has generally pale colouring.

Classification of Lake Superior Agate

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    • Localities for Lake Superior Agate

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    • Illinois
      • Peoria Co.
        • Chillicothe
    		Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:370
      • Putnam Co.
    		Rocks & Min.: 63:196
    • Iowa
    		Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
      • Dubuque Co.
    		www.missourigeologists.org/Min-Loc2.pdf.
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
      • Jackson Co.
      • Muscatine Co.
        • Muscatine
    		R&M 77:6 pp 404-413
    R&M 77:6 pp 404-413
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson Co.
    		Ransom, 1974. Gems and Minerals of America
    • Michigan
      • Houghton Co.
        • Laurium
    		Personally collected by Paul Brandes in 2009.
    Earth Science v.19, no. 2, p.98. (1966)
    Mineralogy of Michigan (2004), Heinrich & Robinson
    Paul T. Brandes
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    Rocks & Min.: 81:271-272
    www.dnr.state.mn.us/education/geology/digging/agate.html.
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
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    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
      • Lake Co.
        • Two Harbors
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
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    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    • Missouri
    		Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
    Jay Ellis Ransom,1974,Gems and Minerals of America
    • Nebraska
      • Cass Co.
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      • Cuming Co.
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      • Dodge Co.
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      • Douglas Co.
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      • Gage Co.
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      • Johnson Co.
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      • Lancaster Co.
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      • Madison Co.
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      • Nemaha Co.
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      • Otoe Co.
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      • Pawnee Co.
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      • Richardson Co.
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      • Saline Co.
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      • Saunders Co.
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      • Seward Co.
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      • Thurston Co.
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    • Tennessee
      • Shelby Co.
    		Zeitner ,1968. Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails
    • Wisconsin
    		Gems and Minerals of America - Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
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      • Pepin Co.
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