Fortification Agate (original) (raw)

A variety of Quartz

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Fortification Agate

Rancho Borunda, Estacion Ojo Laguna, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Fortification Agate

Estacion Ojo Laguna, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Fortification Agate

Kokernot o6 Ranch, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA

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Fortification Agate

Rancho Borunda, Estacion Ojo Laguna, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Fortification Agate

Estacion Ojo Laguna, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Fortification Agate

Kokernot o6 Ranch, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA

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Fortification Agate

Rancho Borunda, Estacion Ojo Laguna, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Fortification Agate

Estacion Ojo Laguna, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico

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About Fortification AgateHide

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Formula:

SiO2

A variety of Agate

Agate with sharp-angled bands which resemble the outlines of fortifications of a castle.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Mindat ID:

7602 (as Fortification Agate)
3337 (as Quartz)

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:7602:5 (as Fortification Agate)
mindat:1:1:3337:0 (as Quartz)

GUID
(UUID V4):

8797962c-90a4-49ab-b780-88410ef0f617 (as Fortification Agate)
4ca61d6f-75f8-4208-8fb2-3b0eecbcd8f0 (as Quartz)

Chemistry of Fortification AgateHide

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Mindat Formula:

SiO2

Elements listed:

O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Other Language Names for Fortification AgateHide

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German:Festungsachat

Varieties of Fortification AgateHide

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Fairburn Agate A unique and rare variety of Fortification Agate from Fairburn, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA.

Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

10 photos of Fortification Agate associated with Agate
9 photos of Fortification Agate associated with Quartz SiO2
2 photos of Fortification Agate associated with Sagenite (of Kunz) SiO2
1 photo of Fortification Agate associated with Chert
1 photo of Fortification Agate associated with Fairburn Agate SiO2
1 photo of Fortification Agate associated with Laguna Agate SiO2
1 photo of Fortification Agate associated with Moss Agate SiO2

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Health Risks:

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 Fortification AgateHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Australia
Queensland
Canada
Manitoba Souris Souris gravel pit Ormerod et al. (1964)
Nova Scotia Leiper (1966)
Kings Co. Amethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove) Jackson et al. (1829)
Iran
Mexico
Chihuahua Ahumada Municipality Estacion Ojo Laguna Rancho Borunda Shaub (1979)
Panama
Panamá Province Panama Canal Zone Freehan (1936)
South America
Patagonia
UK
Scotland
South Ayrshire Dunure
USA
Arizona Greenlee County Clifton ? Hunter
Maricopa County
Gila Bend area Agua Fria River area Richards (1956a) +1 other reference
Hassayampa Fourth of July Peak (Fourth of July Butte) Simpson
Pima County Empire Mountains Empire Mining District Pantano - North of Anthony et al. (1995)
California Los Angeles County Lang Tick Canyon mineralsocal.org
Riverside County Chuckwalla Mountains Chuckwalla Spring Unnamed Agate occurrence [1] Strong
Colorado Las Animas County Summit of Range of Animas River Eckel et al. (1997)
Weld County Kalous [var: Fairburn Agate] Pearl
New Raymer [var: Fairburn Agate] www.buenavistagemworks.com (2000)
Minnesota ...
Missouri Dunklin County Ransom (1974)
Stoddard County Ransom (1974)
Montana Carbon County
Nebraska Buffalo County Kearney Pabian (1971)
Dawes County Chadron Pabian (1971)
Whitney Pabian (1971)
Dawson County Gothenburg Pabian (1971)
Lexington Pabian (1971)
Dodge County Fremont Pabian (1971)
Hall County Grand Island Pabian (1971)
Wood River Pabian (1971)
Lincoln County North Platte Pabian (1971)
Merrick County Central City Pabian (1971)
Morrill County Bridgeport Pabian (1971)
Scotts Bluff County Henry Pabian (1971)
Mitchell Pabian (1971)
Sheridan County Gordon [var: Fairburn Agate]
Rushville [var: Fairburn Agate]
Sioux County Harrison Pabian (1971)
Orella Pabian (1971)
Nevada Humboldt County Kunz (1890)
New Mexico Hidalgo County Hatchet Mountains Northrop et al. (1996)
Socorro County Jornada Draw The Mineralogist
South Dakota Custer County Fairburn [var: Fairburn Agate] Clark (1993)
Teepee Canyon ("Hell's Canyon") [var: Fairburn Agate] pgs. 21 +1 other reference
Sawmill Spring diggings (Teepee Gem Agate claims) [var: Fairburn Agate] pgs. 21 +1 other reference
Teepee Canyon Main diggings (Teepee Canyon Agate No. 1 claim; Teepee Canyon Agate No. 2 claim) [var: Fairburn Agate] pgs. 21 +1 other reference
Fall River County Ardmore [var: Fairburn Agate]
Oelrichs [var: Fairburn Agate] Lapidary Journal
Pennington County Creston [var: Fairburn Agate]
Scenic [var: Fairburn Agate]
Texas Brewster County Alpine Ritchie Ranch www.austingemandmineral.org
Needle Peak (Sierra Aguja) Big Bend Country: Lapidary Journal
Jeff Davis County Kokernot o6 Ranch Personally collected