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Chalcedony from
Hudspeth County, Texas, USA


Locality type:County
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1081595
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1081595:1
GUID (UUID V4):3d161cf6-834c-445b-94e8-dfd07ff7a306
Localities for Chalcedony in this Region
Cowan Ranch Wind Canyon Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Divide prospect, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Eagle Spring Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Fox No. 4 prospect, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Lucky Strike prospect (Section 26 prospect), Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Rocky Ridge prospects, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Section 27 prospect, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Spar Valley Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Shaft 4, Spar Valley Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Syphon Canyon prospects (Marine Ranch prospects), Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Tank Canyon prospects, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Love Pasture prospects, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Silver King Mine (Big Gulch Mine), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
Unnamed Cu prospect (VH-HU-G12-1), Sierra Blanca, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu­ merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE ROCKS OF TEXAS — T h e Southwest G e m by M R S . P E A R L G A R R I S O N Downloaded by [University...classifica­ tions of gems presently occurring i n Texas, and i f you count the crystalline varieties of...right, 36 varieties of gem rocks can be found in Texas. Let's take them alphabetically: AMBER—a rich brown...ceous coal, and i n Terlingua Creek in Brewster County. T h e amber found in the G u l f Coastal Plain...poor quality. AUGITE—occurs near Eagle Flat, Hudspeth County, in dark greenish-brown resembling obsidian
Report (issue)
Austin Austin, Texas 78712 JOHN T. LONSDALE, Director Report of Investigations — No. 42 Texas Gemstones...OFECONOMIC GEOLOGY The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 JOHN T. LONSDALE, Director —...— No. 42 Report of Investigations Texas Gemstones By Elbert A. King, Jr. February 1961 — — — Second...gemstones Cabochon gems Faceted gems Tumbled gems Texas gemstones Amber Augite Beryl Celestite Diamond Epidote...Labradorite Microcline Obsidian Opal _ Pearl Quartz Chalcedony Sanidine Spinel Tektite (bediasite) _ 19 19
Report (issue)
„ TEXAS ROCKS AND \ r - An Amateur’s Guide ;s ROSELLE M. GIRARD A b OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V N IVERSITY...The University of Texas Austin, Texas Peter T. Flawn, Director Guidebook 6 TEXAS ROCKS AND MINERALS...Rock identification charts Descriptions of some Texas rocks and minerals Anhydrite .....................Composition, hardness, and specific gravity of some Texas minerals Pace 25 26 39 40 43 43 43 44 45 46 47...81 84 85 85 87 87 88 89 90 93 94 94 95 97 99 Texas Rocks and Minerals Books about rocks and minerals
Report (issue)
kilometers) in the Comudas Mountains of southern Otero County, New Mexico, were evaluated for their potential...kilometers) in the Comudas Mountains of southern Otero County, New Mexico were evaluated for their potential...comprise the Comudas Mountains of New Mexico and Texas (Fig. 1). Because of the geologic similarity among...New Mexico 3200- Texas . Black Mtn. c , >'^*-/..c)fti- AW^-"' L^ Otero County \ ^\ t»«* ^i **_...Mtn X \ -' Hudspeth County ' 10 Miles 10 15 20 Kilometers New Mexico Otero County Comudus Mtns
Report (volume)
Fluorspar Deposits of the Eagle Mountains Trans-Pecos Texas GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 987 A study of the...fluorspar deposits of the Eagle Mountains Hudspeth County, Texas OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY -j UNITED STATES...Geologic map of part of the Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Tex_________________________ - In pocket 2...map showing Eagle Mountains fluorspar area, Hudspeth County, Tex_______________________________________...present report and other areas in western transPecos Texas on which geologic maps and reports have been published-
Report (issue)
foreground. San Antonio Mountain along New Mexico - Texas boundary Wind Mountain Tertiary alkaline intrusive...New Mexico-Texas border in southern Otero County, approximately 60 miles east of El Paso, Texas (fig. 1)...Cornudas Mtn. Study Area *y New Mexico - 32° 00' / Texas El Paso 0 10 20 30 40 50 miles New EXPLANATION... 32° 00'- Wind Mth - Black Mtn New Mexico Texas \ 105° 40' 105° 20' o 10 mile 5 Figure 2.-Map...and Table 4). 6 105° 40' I Alamo Mtn U48 o Texas o U47 o U41 U44 Well Water Site Wind Mtn ^42
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
age of the southern Quitman Mountains in Hudspeth County, Texas, contain some rather unusual amygdules...the strikes GIANT AMYGDULES IN ANDESITE FROM TEXAS 1059 Fro. 2. Geology of the southern tip of the...specimensdo resemble geodes, being cavities lined with chalcedony and quartz crystals (Fig. a). In the fall of...li sn t h e GIANT AMYGDULES IN ANDESITE FROM TEXAS 1061 Frc. 4. Two larger amygdules showing near-spherical...calcite, as GIANT AMYGDULES IN ANDESITE FROM TEXAS 1063 cavity linings outside of the calcite, as
Report (issue)
Geology of the Sierra Blanca Area Hudspeth County Texas GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 479 Geology... Geology of the Sierra Blanca Area Hudspeth County Texas By CLAUDE C. ALBRITTON, JR., and J. FRED SMITH..._________________________ The Hillside fault and the Texas lineament ________ Relation of intrusive igneous...quitmanensis Cragin_________________ Map of Hudspeth County, Tex., showing variations in thickness and...100 GEOLOGY OF THE SIERRA BLANCA AREA, HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS By CLAUDE C. ALBRITTON, JR., and J. FRED
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
was reported in 1843 at Williams Ferry in Hall County by Dr. Stevenson while panning for gold. The stone...Creek corundum mine in Town County. At Piedmont Orchard in Habersham County, beautiful nodules of deep...related to granitic rocks, has been found in Troup County near La Grange. All of the stones are a rich blue-green... 111., we received a 1x2 inch pebble of gray chalcedony which had been found in her area. Cavities in...I stopped off at Turkey Run State Park in Park County, Indiana. I found that by wading into streams (outside
Journal (issue)
Dealers in the 1 eeo·s Art Smith 9116 Concho Houston,Texas 77036 Jesse Randall followed his father, a school...AUSTRALIA, GERMANY, RUSSIA, NORWAY, ITALY, NEW ZEALAND., USA & MEXICO Write for free list. Dealer prices avaflable...Rock Hut - Color ado Crystal Cavern Minerals - Texas Jeffrey Mining Co. - Tennessee Black Hawk Fossils...Material Wholesale-Two 1112 Del Rio Street El Paso, Texas 79915 (915) 592-0902 Showrooms 3651 E. Marginal...well-known locality. SESQUICENTENNIALEXHIBIT OF TEXAS GEMSAND Ml NERALS Art Smith 9118 Concho Houston
Book (volume)
beds, excavations, etc.ï‚ŸSelenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...ï‚Ÿgray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.ï‚Ÿpetrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...of rd. a few yds., outcropï‚ŸRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Marble Peak in the Santa Catalina Mountains, in Pima County, Arizona. A note from him reads: "I have done some...taken from the Cherokee district placers in Butte County, California. Mineral Information Service, July...Littlefield of Stonewall in old Campbell County (now Fulton County), sent in an interesting specimen of rutile...from Granby. Both Seneca and Granby are in Newton County of southwestern Missouri. M O N T A N A : Very...and contained some very thin veins of bluish chalcedony. O H I O : The last night of our trip through
Book (volume)
that is mostly a mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Book (volume)
that is mostly a mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Report (issue)
Mountain States and in Arkansas, Nebraska, and Texas to determine the general distribution of lithium...attempted. The analyses are tabulated by State and by county within the State. For each State, rock and soil...T. Cl N* mg/1 R. Hlcromhos *C Beaverhead County TM4-2A Jardlne Hot Spring 26 55 15W TM4-3A...- VIO Choteau County TH4-16C White Lake ' 23N 2 10E 1.5 7.900 Fergus County TM4-23 Gigantic... 5 do do .013 6.3 ~ 20 cold do Gallatin County Bozeman Hot Springs, pond TM4-39 2S 13 4E
Report (issue)
of Alamagordo, New Mexico in northeastern Otero County (Fig. 1). The BLM-administered Petroglyph Site...copper minerals occur in the Rialto stock in Lincoln County, northeast of Three Rivers, but the low grades...located northeast of the Petroglyph Site in Lincoln County. The Three Rivers district extends to Black Mountain...to Three Rivers Canyon on the north in Lincoln County; the district includes much of the upper Three...and prospects in the Three Rivers district, Otero County, New Mexico. * mine or prospect is on the Mescalero
Report (issue)
the Hermosa Formation, Paradox Basin, San Juan County, Utah____________ 2. Analyses of some carbonate...of Cretaceous age, Fall River area, Bonneville County, Idaho, (collected by J. D. Vine of the Geological...the Hermosa Formation, Paradox basin, San Juan County, Utah [Analysts: C. G. Angelo, J.P. Schuch, and... CSW~NE~ sec. 33, T. 42 S., R. 22 E., San Juan County, Utah, at depths of 4,221 ft 6 in, 4,622 ft, 4... CNW~NW~ sec. 28, T. 41 S., R. 26 E., San Juan County, Utah, at depth of 6,073 to 6,074 ft. No 252253
Report (issue)
(Wilson and Roseveare, 1945,- p.* 5.-)1 Gi*eenlee- County* Undeveloped gray to black perlite^ associated...agglomerate..194&, p, 11,)' (Wood,- ; Maa?icopa!- County? Deposit of dar'k^gr'ay perlite nea-f Aquilav (Wood...- 11.-) ^ Deposits iri the western part- of fee county.- (Wilson and Rosevear'e, 1945,p/ 5.-) The following...CRocolate' Mountains/ Theiafbrirtat-ionortlnyo County was obtained from Norman and Stewar't (1951, p...con=tains many lithophysae partly filled with quartz, chalcedony, and caleite, 'The perlite is greenish gray and
Report (issue)
occurrences-Continued Colorado-New Mexico-western Texas-southeastern Arizona, by R. G. Worl, W. R. Griffitts....................... Missouri-Arkansas-central Texas ...................................... . Southeast...Arkansas ..................... . Llano uplift, central Texas ........................................ . New York...................................... . Cheshire County-Westmoreland, New Hampshire .... . North Chatham...Map of Cave in Rock fluorspar district, Hardin County, Ill..........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee R egular readers of this column will...sphalerite, 8.8 cm high, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Note the gemmy corners of the cube...pieces are all from the fluorspar district, Hardin County, Illinois. Cincinnati Museum Center specimens,...the blue chalcedony after fluorite cubes from Trestia, Transylvania region, Maramures County, Romania...is difficult. The Burnt Hill tungsten mine, York County, New Brunswick, is located in a metamorphic terrain
Book
made the “Magic City” of Birmingham, Jefferson County “The Pittsburgh of the South” during the turn of...feet thick, occurs near Sylacauga, in Talladega County, being fine-grained and mostly white, ofexceptional...white Sylacauga marble from Sylacauga, Talladega County, is considered among the finest white marble in...the Lincoln Memorial. Marble from Chewacla, Lee County, near Auburn, Alabama, is a coarse grained dolomite...year old whale fossil was discovered in Washington County, Alabama; and WHEREAS, this ancient whale fossil
Report (issue)
.............................................. Texas .......................................................................................... 21. Chalcedony ...............................................groundmass cut by hematite veinlets and younger chalcedony veinlet ........ 29. Alternating colloform bands............................................. 48. Texas ..................................................accessory minerals are allophane, barite, calcite, chalcedony, dolomite, goethite, hematite, hydromica, jarosite
Journal (issue)
Brian was born in Barber’s Hill near Liberty Hill, Texas in 1040. His father was born in Michigan and came...His mother was one of the Barbers and grew up in Texas. Brian loved to fish, something he enjoyed his whole...memorial sometime in the spring or summer next year in Texas when it is safe to gather in large groups again...University of Houston. Later she worked for the Texas Institute of Rehabilitation and Research, now part...outer shell or rind (like a melon) composed of chalcedony, which is harder than the host rock in which
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...easily discernible quartz crystals surrounded by chalcedony that is crystalline only to the eye of the microscope...a quality closely allied to fracture pattern; chalcedony and jasper, because of their cryptocrystalline...rock cools, leaving a mold in which casts of chalcedony form. Or the tree substance may be replaced slowly...a gun," writes a Colorado collector. "As far as Texas is concerned," says a Texan, "the legislature, prodded
 
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