| minerals are composed of silicon dioxide, Mary Ellen Jasper is red or p i n k with w i t h trace amounts o...purple. LAKE SUPERIOR AGATE . . . (Offi cial State Gemstone) . . . is a variety of agate and is basically...north eastern section of the state. PARADISE BEACH AGATE . . . are small, well-formed and generally redorange...about 13 miles east of Grand Marais. COLD-WATER AGATE . . . develops in weathered limestone cavities,...with center positions of red and white banded agate. JASPER . . . may be found in any of the glacial drifts |
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Generalov, Mikhail E. (2007) Is this a Regal Engagement? On the Mineral Collection of The Throne Crown Prince. New Data on Minerals, 42. 132-137 |
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| rock crystal, amethyst, chalcedony, carnelian, agate, jasper, opal, apophyllite, talc, soapstone, serpentine...rock crystal, amethyst, chalcedony, carnelian and agate, identical in composition, as well as emerald and...between mineral and rocks is seen. Such names as "jasper", "serpentine", "rock salt", "limestone", "opal"... and Sweden. As to Asia, it is represented with Iran (Persia). There are specimens from Azerbaijan, Kazakh- |
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Woodward, Christine, Harding, Roger (1987) Gemstones (1st ed.) Natural History Museum, London. |
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| after more than 6000 years. The Romans mined much agate near Idar-Oberstein in Germany and, after centuries...soft iridescence ofpearl, the bold patterns of agate and pale translucency ofjade inspire our admiration...15). The toughest gems are jadeite, nephrite and agate, all of which have a hardness of 7 or less. Their...sheen of tiger’s-eye and the intricate banding of agate. The natural abundance and infinite variety of quartz...carving in cat’s-eye quartz 25 AGATE & JASPER Agate and jasper are the chameleons of the gem world |
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MacFall, Russell P. (1969) Gem Hunter's Guide (4th ed.) Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York. |
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| Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals. Fashion... such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example, an agate nodule may...Tenacity is a quality closely allied chalcedony and jasper, because of their makeup, are tougher than their...more but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that these |
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MacFall, Russell P. (1975) Gem Hunter's Guide (5th ed.) Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York. |
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| Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^...stones will remain." On my own table is a section of agate, cut and polished, its concentric rings of rose...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of color, as in opals. Fashion plays...sharp sliver of agate, such as Montana moss agate, is also useful to test minerals near agate in hardness...sort, such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystalline. For example, an agate nodule may contain |
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Dubin, Lois Sherr (1987) The History of Beads - From 30,000 BC to the Present. Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York. |
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| collection of lapis lazuli, turquoise, carnelvan, agate, and gold beads recently recovered from archaeological...carnelian beads from Parthian to Sasaman period sites in Iran, dating from 249 B.c. to A.D. 642. The bead with...are now known to have existed in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. The wild ancestors of some of the modern world’s...northeast of the Tigris River, in present-day Iraq and Iran. During the eighth millennium B.c., human populations...quartz minerals), including agate, rock crystal, sard, carnelian, and jasper, c. 4000—2000 B.C. Also shown |
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(1957, December) The Desert Magazine Vol. 20 (12) The Desert Publishing Co. |
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| literature of the Southwest. Chalcedony roses, banded agate, amethyst-lined geodes colorful jaspers—these are...as few people do. Frank Roberts inspects banded agate specimens from Ike Springs. Gem Stone Trails in...ledge, and pick up some chalcedony and dendritic jasper," Frank continued. "On the ridge above the springs...is about a quarter-section covered with banded agate and geodes . . ." And then, as if he hadn't already...Duckwater range in middle rear. Ingress road to the agate area is shown in wash, foreground. like them, and |
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Franks, Leslie J (2016) Stone medicine: a Chinese medical guide to healing with gems and minerals. Healing Arts Press. |
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| 137 140 160 Agate Blue Lace Agate • Dendritic Agate • Fire Agate • Green Agate/Moss Agate • Mookaite Jasper...Jasper • Ocean Agate-Jasper/ Orbicular Quartz • Picasso Stone/Marble Agate-Jasper • Pink or Red Agate...Agate • Rhyolite/Leopardskin/Rainforest Agate-Jasper • Tiger Eye • Blue Tiger Eye • Hawk Eye • Pietersite...Tree Agate-Jasper • Zebra/ Dalmation Agate-Jasper 165 Jasper Bloodstone/Heliotrope • Brown Jasper • Green...Green Jasper • Red Jasper/Silex • Sandy Jasper • Yellow Jasper 184 Flint/Strike Flint 192 Chalcedony |
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Desautels, Paul E. (1971) The Gem Kingdom. Random House, New York. |
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| Below: Ancient Egyptian bracelet with lapis, jasper, and other stones cut to fit gold, cloisonne-type...Taurus for Asmodel, carbuncle for Ambriel, emerald Agate Gemini for Muriel, sapphire for Herchel, diamond...Emerald Cancer Humatiel, jacinth for Zuriel, agate for Barbiel, Leo amethyst for Adnachiel, beryl...Libra Aquamarine Scorpio onyx for Gabriel, and jasper for Barchiel. In addition, gemstones were related...so forth. We still pay economic TWELVE APOSTLES Jasper Sapphire Chalcedony Peter Andrew James homage |
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Scalisi, Philip, Cook, David (1983) Classic Mineral Localities of the World : Asia and Australia. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York. |
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| Afghanistan References 65 67 68 CONTENTS 7. Iran (Persia) Nishapur District, Khorassan (Khorasan)...Burma, India, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Afghani- stan, Iran (Persia), and the Eastern Soviet Union (including...crystallized or in the forms of agate, chalcedony, bloodstone, carnelian, and jasper) and stilbite. Next in abundance...have yielded beautiful agate, jasper, bloodstone, and carnelian. Some of the agate exhibits an “iris” effect...exists in the Iranian Treasures. The stone came to Iran after the Sack of Delhi in 1739. The Great Mogul |
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Polk, Patti (2010) Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values and Lapidary Uses (1st ed.) Krause Publications. |
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| holding a shiny crystal or an expertly polished agate in their hands. It is even more gratifying to actually...The search for a lustrous crystal or a colorful agate is truly a worthwhile and satisfying recreational...lonely journeys to find that ever-elusive next agate, jasper, or mineral specimen that will be the most wonderful...within the field of the lapidary arts. A rough agate as found in the field weighing about three pounds...pounds. A silver ring set with a freeform agate cabochon hand collected, cut, and polished by the author |
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Sofianides, Anna S., Harlow, George E. (1990) Gems & Crystals - From the American Museum of Natural History. Simon and Schuster, New York. |
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| Pearls & Other Organic Gems PAGE Chalcedony & Jasper PAGE Turquoise& Lapis Lazuli PAGE 152 162 172...opaque stones-red carnelian, green steatite, agate, jasper, amazonite, jade, and lapis lazuli- it represents...(reigned 13611352 B.C.)-made of gold, carnelian, jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise, obsidian, rock crystal...serpentine box; yellow serpentine vase; carnelian vase; agate guppy; rnalachite vase; and an aqu.arnarine-/ike...for these gems, as are the numerous patterns in agate. To understand what gives a gem its most important |
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(1976, December) Gem Craft Vol. 3 (12) Model & Allied Publications Ltd |
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| available. ONLY (2.00 for 4 oz P&P 15p. SNAKESKIN AGATE (from Oregon. USA). These weird shaped tumble polished...70p. ALWAYSSOMETHINGDIFFERENT ALWAYSSOMETHINGNEW AGATE COLLECTING IN BRITAIN by Peter Rodgers. This 96...66% full is 1 lb 10 oz (0.737 kgs) when tumbling Agate; 2 lb 8 oz (1.134 kgs) when tumbling Garnet. Of...Cuttlink with 18 x 13 setting 2, 1 8 x 1 3 moss agate cabs Polythene bag. . Adhesive etc . . 22p 84p...snowflake obsidian, and the six pad filigree, moss agate. Total cost Bracelets to p/eose everyone Stones |
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Thoresen, Lisbet (ed.), Overlin, Stuart (ed.) (2021) Agate and Chalcedony. 17th Sinkankas Symposium, 17. Pala International, Inc. |
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| SINKANKAS SYMPOSIUM AGATE and CHALCEDONY SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL SINKANKAS SYMPOSIUM AGATE and CHALCEDONY Co-sponsored...Gemological Institute of America FRONT COVER Iris Agate (90.2 x 86.1 mm), from Chihuahua Mexico. Photo by...Title Seventeenth Annual Sinkankas Symposium – Agate and Chalcedony Editors Lisbet Thoresen and Stuart...DPI Direct, Poway, California BACK COVER Laguna Agate (162.2 mm), detail, from Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua,...978-0-9915320-5-6 SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL SINKANKAS SYMPOSIUM AGATE and CHALCEDONY CONTENTS Dedication and Acknowledgments |
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Shipley, Robert M. (1974) Dictionary of Gems and Gemology (6th ed.) Gemological Institute of America, Los Angeles. |
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| from India, ground for use as Agate. achates. Ancient name for agate. Free achromatic from color;...green tourmaline. See African emerald. Moss agate. agate (ageg’-it). One of the many varieties of chalcedony...translucent form with dendritic inclusions (moss agate). It is found in virtually all colors, usually of...translucent to semitransparent. Most gray-banded agate is African emerald. Emerald from the Transvaal... onyx, moss agate and improve its color. See agate. jasper. Mixture of jasper chalcedony. Same |
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(1996) World of Stones 9. "Plus" Ltd. Publishing |
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| Cover З A "Florentine Mosaic" The Top of Tab1e. Agate, jasper, lazuгite. Firm "PLUS-. 9"production. Photo:...size, which compose druses as large as 30-35 cm. Agate (!), plasma, chrisoprase, sapphirine, heliotrope...effusive rocks is known in the left wall of the river. Agate (!) is represented by geodes up to 10 cm. Stilbite...stones, a particular role belongs to gems of the agate "family". Their journey, which has proceeded for...thousand years B.C.) were articles composed of agate, chalcedony, sard, and onyx, it was found that single |
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Shipley, Robert M. (1948) Dictionary of Gems and Gemology (4th ed.). Gemological Institute of America, Los Angeles. |
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| A Heavy liquid. Achat (German). Agate. achates. Ancient name for agate. achirite. R.I. adamantine 'teen)...ornamental stone. agate, agatize. To change into, or cause to resemble an agate, variety of siliciagatized...turquoise. agata musgo (Port, and Span.)Moss agate. agate (ag' at). One of the many varieties of chalcedony...in rnoss agate). Bands are usually irregular and sometimes con- A fied variety of agate. aggregate...as onyx. Most banded agate occurs with bands of different tones of gray. Such agate is often dyed or artificially |
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Shipley, Robert M. (1945) Dictionary of Gems and Gemology (2nd ed.) Gemological Institute of America, Los Angeles. |
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| adamantine spar. Achat (German). Agate, achates. Ancient name for agate, ac.hirite. Same as dioptase. ...stone. agate. agaphite. A vitl'eOUS variety of Per¬ sian turquoise. agata musgo (Port, Moss agate. and...agatize. To change into, or cause to resemble an agate. agatized wood. A variety of silicified wood which...which resembles any Span.). variety of agate. (ag' at). One of the many varieties of chalcedony. Multi¬...with inclu¬ sions of other minerals (as in moss agate). Bands are usually irregular and sometimes con¬ |
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Gübelin, Eduard, Erni, Franz-Xaver (2000) Gemstones - Symbols of Beauty and Power. Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, AZ. |
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| beauty of ornamental gems Eduard Giibelin 134 Agate: fire and flames The exquisite rarity 136 Charoite:... Rhodochrosite and rhodonite power Polishing agate 112 Portraits of ornamental gems 222. A passion...schist, marbles, skarns, and so forth (alexandrite, jasper, ruby, sapphire, emerald, spinel, etc.) 8 Yellow...the Kuh-i-Binalud mountains near Nishapur, eastern Iran. Collection and photo: Eduard Gubelin, Lucerne....color improvement is just as common in the case of agate as it is with aquamarine, amethyst, topaz, and tourmaline |
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Schumann, Walter (2006) Gemstones of the World (3rd ed.) Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York. |
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| Production of Gemstones oS 70 Cutting and Polishing Agate 71 Cutting and Polishing Colored Stones _ Cabochon...Rhodochrosite Dendritic Agate 146 184 Rhodonite Pyrope 120 Kimandite 120 Moss Agate 146 Agate 148 : 186 Turquoise...Spessartite 120 Grossularite 122 LayerStones 158 Jasper 162 = 48 Lapis Lazuli : 190 Sodalite Andradite...include amethyst, rock crystal, amber, garnet, jade, jasper, coral, lapis lazuli, pearl, serpentine, emerald...for its green color), their place of discovery (“_agate_” for a river in Sicily), or mysterious powers (“amethyst” |
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Kale, M G, Pundalik, Ashwin S, Kumar, Devender (2020) Fluvial facies and petrography of Late Pleistocene Baneta sediments, Central Narmada Basin, Madhya Pradesh, India. Journal of Earth System Science, 129 (1). doi:10.1007/s12040-019-1304-5 |
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| The clasts are of sandstone, vein quartz, agate, jasper, basalt and jaspedious conglomerate, cemented...of clasts of sandstone, vein quartz, agate and jasper and jasper clast bearing conglomerate cemented by...crystalline core (Bgure 5a–xi), and red banded jasper fragment (Bgure 5a–xii). Within feldspars, K-feldspar...the caliche nodules, detrital grains of quartz, jasper, feldspar, glass, laterite, and opaques are noticed...central crystalline core. (xii) Yellowish red banded jasper fragment. (b) (i) Medium sand size subrounded pale |
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(2019, October) Rock & Gem Vol. 49 (10) Beckett Media |
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| Remarkable Trichroic Gem Crossing the Globe to Learn Agate Carving Bob Jones Bruce McKay 18 TURQUOISE TRAVELS...suspected I had; creating ‘Tifany style’ lamps using agate and jade instead of glass. Researching areas where...cutting performance for hard materials such as agate, petrified wood or jade. MK-303 Professional grade...rare and valuable materials (i.e. agate, quartz, petrified wood, jasper, jade, etc) when waste needs to... Explore one of the world’s most comprehensive agate collections, showcased in stunning photographs, |
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Schumann, Walter (1999) Gemstones of the World (2nd ed.) Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York. |
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| Properties of Gemstones Cutting and Polishing Agate 60 Hardness 19 Cutting and Polishing Colored Stones...128 Heliotrope 128 Dendritic Agate 130 Moss Agate 130 Agate 132 Jasper 146 Fossilized Wood 148 Orthoclase...include amethyst, rock crystal, amber, garnet, jade, jasper, coral, lapis lazuli, pearl, serpentine, emerald...term colored stones all precious stones except agate and diamond. Colored Precious Stone (also for ...for its green color), their place of discovery ("agate" for a river in Sicily), or mysterious powers ("amethyst" |
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Schumann, Walter (2009) Gemstones of the World (4th ed.) Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York. |
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| 69 Engraving on Stones 70 Cutting and Polishing Agate 71 Cutting and Polishing Colored Stones Cabochon...144 190 Sodalite 144 Dendritic Agate 146 114 Chrysoberyl Moss Agate 146 116 Spinel Layer Stones ... g 190 Azurite 192 Malachite Agate 148 Ti 176 180 Feldspar Group Chrysoprase Precious Beryl 112...142 Sapphire 102 Aquamarine 134 Thulite 158 Jasper 162 ee Petrified Wood 120 Garnet Group 164...include amethyst, rock crystal, amber, garnet, jade, jasper, coral, lapis lazuli, pearl, serpentine, emerald |
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(2017) The Journal of Gemmology Vol. 35 (8) Gem-A |
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| Gemmology, 35(8), 2017 Gem Notes a b c d cedony (agate), danburite, scapolite, moonstone and kornerupine...recently had the pleasure to study two chalcedony/agate cameos that were fascinating for their gemmological...of Jupiter and is carved on the exterior of an agate geode, with the rear interior lined by quartz crystals...the museum’s handwritten register as “Cameo in Agate-Jasper on Amethyst”. Depicting a Roman man with a wreath...Sul in Brazil, well known for its amethyst, agate and jasper, as well as its connections with Idar-Oberstein |
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