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Fire Agate from
Slaughter Mountain, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Fire Agate
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcedonyⓘ1 photo of Fire Agate associated with Chalcedony at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fire Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Slaughter Mountain, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:214048
Long-form Identifier:1:3:214048:3
GUID (UUID V4):062b89de-6334-47d4-ade9-58ca5b738239
Nearest other occurrences of Fire Agate
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘPenny Fire Agate Mine, Aravaipa Valley, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘDeer Creek Fire Agate Mine, Graham County, Arizona, USA
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘJoy Valley, Chaney Place, Graham County, Arizona, USA
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘRound Mountain, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
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9(3: Figure 1 (above). Amethyst, Four Peaks, Arizona. This flawless gem weighs 39.4 carats and is 22...amethyst in the mountains just east of Phoenix, Arizona. Superb amethyst specimens and gem rough are currently...currently being mined at Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. The more familiar and more highly regarded...kunzite, morganite, amazonite, agate of all sorts including fire agate, jasper in various forms, rhodochrosite...Hill, Oxford County, Maine, in 1820 among the roots of a fallen tree, leading to active mining for gem tourmaline
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Rockhounds enjoy the products of this amazing Arizona mine. By Bob Jones THE BEN E. CLEMENT MINERAL MUSEUM...Serras-Herman PROSPECTING ON THE DORRIS CLAIMS 26 ARIZONA FIRE AGATE 34 CHLORIDE SAWTOOTH QUARTZ 40 ROCK &...CONNECTICUT YANKEE 64 Club members collect on Topaz Mountain. By Mark Leatherman Boots on the ground in the...from the Red Cloud (photo credit)mine (La Paz County), Arizona, is world famous. (3.9 cm high) Jeff Scovil...are right. Sam tells me he is mining for diamonds in the Golconda district of India now. —Bob Jones Senior
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sponsored by the Rock & Arrowhead Club. Klamath County Fairgrounds, 3531 S. 6th. Information: Bob Williams...Eastern Indiana Gem & Geological Society. Wayne County Fair­ grounds, North Salisbury Rd. Information:...sponsored by the Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County. Northminster Presbyterian Church, 140 Tren­ ton...'90. Eugene Convention Center Exhibit Hall, Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th St. In­ formation: Gem...the Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society. Cala­ veras County Fair Grounds. Information: Jerry Bradford, 2068
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nual Show "1990 Festival of Gems" sponsored Lane County Fairgrounds, 13th and Monroe. Show, 2643 N . Charles...Preservation of Wallace Rd., Matthews, NC 28105; 704/ Agate Club. National Guard Armory, 2500 E . Natural History...Michigan. 16th Annual Mineral Society. Kalamazoo County Fair­ Lapidary Wholesalers (G&LW), Inc., Gem Gem...adult) F R E E Show theme: "The Minerals of Passaic County" ‱ Lectures on all areas of earth sciences ‱ Nationally...Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society. Lehigh University, "Mountain Top," Bldg. A . Information: Charles Sclar 215/758-3660
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Pictures in Patterns and Textures www.rockngem.com ARIZONA AMETHYST Purple Gems from Four Peaks red_cover_0314................. 38 A drive through New Mexico’s mining history by Steve Voynick The Mineral Legacy of...February and March by Kenneth H. Rohn Four Peaks, Arizona, Amethyst............... 28 Purple gems at 7,000...forth seeking something surprising, the biggest agate, the oldest gem in the sand. Ken was a man who found...Chad and Sara in the spring. He climbed a Montana mountain in his 80s. Ken was an amazing and loving dad
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TRIPS: www.rockngem.com Fluorescent Rocks in Arizona Gold Panning in Northern California RG_Blue_cover_0114...specimen comes from the Eagle’s Nest mine in Placer County, California. It is currently on display in the...in downtown Dallas Three collecting spots in Arizona by Ed Winbourne by Bob Jones Quest for Native...RockAndGem@pcspublink.com Rock & Gem 12/3/13 1:03 PM ARIZONA MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW TM Diamond Crystals Watercolor...Klieger’s mystery agate, which is pictured in the September 2013 article “Blackfoot Canyon Agate and Jasper”
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com 3 on the cover Volume 45, Number 09 Arizona has produced some of the most wonderful wulfenite...sharp crystals is from the Rowley mine (Maricopa County). (Jeff Scovil photo/ Scott & Margie Adams collection)...puzzles by Bob Jones Collecting Vanadium Minerals Mountain View Chromite 22 collecting at a historic “high”...of Two Craters 34 Meteors left their mark on Arizona and texas by Helen Serras-Herman 12 regUlAr colUMnS...5-7—CANBY, OREGON: Annual show; Jean Miller, Clackamas County Fairgrounds; 694 N.E. 4th Ave., (off Hwy. 99E);
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the wall from a bear claw. It could be from a mountain cat, Or Indian, who could do that. I wish I brought...Notes.indd 6 Rock & Gem 3/27/14 11:38 AM One Fire Mountain Way, DEPT C012 Grants Pass, OR 97526-2373 1-800-355-2137...FleurDeLeeDesign Finalist, Metals Jewelry-Making Contest Fire Mountain Gems and Beads© 2014 7 full page template...diamond. The diamond wheel and belt are mounted on a Star Diamond Machine Model GP-8/Serial Number 5001, which...free admission; contact Henry Stelline, 212 Mi Mountain Rd., Franklin, NC 28734, (828) 371-2954; e-mail:
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until 5/26/15 U S $5.99 0 74470 02033 PRINTED IN USA 2 05 2 www.rockngem.com Ultra Tec.idml 2 3/3/15...Kalamazoo Geological and Mineral Society, Kalamazoo County Expo Centr; 2900 Lake St.; Fri. 4:00 pm-8:00 pm...1-3—LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society, La Habra Coummunty Center;...Annual Show; Umpqua Gem & Mineral Club, Douglas County Fairgrounds; I-5 Exit 123; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4;...across were commonly found at Mapimi during specimen mining operations in the 1950s. The quantity was great
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Granite in New Mexico “Triassic Park” Fossils in Arizona www.rockngem.com Deep-Earth Diamonds: Carbon...STAINLESS STEEL CABBING UNIT This machine is made in the USA for Kingsley North. Features an all stainless steel...collections. This beryl (var. albite) from Gilgit District, Pakistan, is in the collection of Marc Weill...RockAndGem@pcspublink.com Rock & Gem 1/2/14 11:59 AM ARIZONA MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW Feb. 1 - 15, 2014 ~ TUCSON...- Fall WEST COAST GEM & MINERAL SHOW - Fall* ARIZONA MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW Like us on Facebook 12/24/13
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are a large part of the displays at the Minnesota Agate and Geological Interpretive Center in Moose Lake...GEM & MINERAL SHOW - SPRING Holiday Inn - Orange County Airport, 2726 S. Grand Ave., SANTA ANA, CA 92705...Bolva Group, Inc. Cam’s Crystal Gallery Capistrano Mining Co. Cinderhill Client Server International Inc...Jewel Tunnel Imports Jim Parrish Minerals King Mike Mining Inc. Kristalle Lasco Diamond Products Love of Stones...beryl (var. aquamarine) on albite from Gilgit District, Pakistan, is in the collection of Marc Weill
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2017 How to Cut Fire Agate from Gem Cu"ers News, 01/1996 and 11/2011 High grade ïŹre agate rough from Slaughter...Slaughter Mountain. Photo from Maricopa Mining LLC 6 THE BACKBENDER’S GAZETTE MAY 2017 General Mee#ng
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-high specimen is from the DeMaria mine in Placer County, California. (Jeff Scovil Photo/Brett Keller collection)...run-of-the-mine specimens by Steve Voynick Montana Placer Mining ............................. 28 Wire gold and...Editor Moose Lake Mistakes Lake Superior eye agate PAMELA HECHT PHOTO PAMELA HECHT PHOTO I received...picture in the middle of the same page labeled “eye agate”, is also misidentified. This looks like the top...geologist to identify the eye agate. He said, “I think it’s an eye agate.” With that less-than-positive
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com/writers-guidelines/ for instructions. —Editor Agate Lamp Variations Kevin Kelley, of Peakskill, New...Brazilian agate slabs. Some were fortified and some had lovely tree-scape inclusions. Any agate—Mexican... lapidary of the month JULY 2015 I had this rough agate rock that I had bought at a rock show lying around...the hardest part. The natural arrangement of the agate colorations lent themselves perfectly to the wings...get two complete butterflies from this beautiful agate, leaving only one scrap piece of rock left. —Tony
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com/writers-guidelines/ for instructions. —Editor Agate Lamp Variations Kevin Kelley, of Peakskill, New...Brazilian agate slabs. Some were fortified and some had lovely tree-scape inclusions. Any agate—Mexican... lapidary of the month JULY 2015 I had this rough agate rock that I had bought at a rock show lying around...the hardest part. The natural arrangement of the agate colorations lent themselves perfectly to the wings...get two complete butterflies from this beautiful agate, leaving only one scrap piece of rock left. —Tony
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Number 08 August 2015 FeAtUreS This fine Fairburn agate (1.7 inches by 1.5 inches) with Skittles¼ colors...to “Geology of the Silver Reef (Harrisburg) Mining District”, by Paul Dean Proctor, which was published...mind that this survey was done during the uranium-mining era. While in St. George, you should go down to...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc, Alameda County Fairgrounds; 4501 Pleasanton Ave; Fri. Noon-6 pm...Northwest Wisconsin Gem & Mineral Society, Barron County Fair Grounds; Hwy. 48 North; Sat. 10:00 am-5:00
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Andradite from Arizona, USA | Bobdownsite | Orange lizardite | Large quartz from Arkansas, USA | Gold-included...Edward Boehm, RareSource, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; Alan T. Collins, King’s College London; John L....Emmett, Crystal Chemistry, Brush Prairie, Washington, USA; Emmanuel Fritsch, University of Nantes, France;...E. Post, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA; Andrew H. Rankin, Kingston University, Surrey; George...Rossman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA; Karl Schmetzer, Petershausen, Germany; Dietmar Schwarz
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