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Graveyard Point Agate field, USAi
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Graveyard Point Agate fieldState
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Plume Agate

Graveyard Point Mine, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony

Graveyard Point Mine, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony

Graveyard Point Mine, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
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Plume Agate

Graveyard Point Mine, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony

Graveyard Point Mine, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony

Graveyard Point Mine, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
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Plume Agate

Graveyard Point Mine, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
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Chalcedony

Graveyard Point Mine, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
Type:
State
Mindat Locality ID:
301099
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:301099:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
, United States of America


Primarily plume agate formed in cracks in basalt. The vertical veins range from one inch to 18 inches wide, from 10 to 40 feet long.

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1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Plume Agate4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Plume AgateSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Plume AgateSiO2

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References

Mark L. Ferns, (1989) Geology and mineral resources map of the Graveyard Point quadrangle, Malheur County, Oregon, and Owyhee County, Idaho. State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. GMS 54. 1:24,000.
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