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Chalcedony from
Wingate Pass (Windy Gap), San Bernardino County, California, USA


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Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Plume Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Plume Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Plume Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Plume Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
05709130017272015551989.jpg
Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Plume Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Plume Agate, etc.

Wingate Pass, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Locality type:Pass
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 Wingate Pass (Windy Gap), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1081027
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1081027:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gemstone occurrence [14], Brown Mountain, Quail Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘMyrick Spring occurrence, Myrick Spring, Granite Mts [3], San Bernardino County, California, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Chalcedony prospect [1] (Gem Mineral prospect; Unnamed prospect), Quail Spring, Quail Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Agate-Quartz occurrence [2], Robbers Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Agate-Quartz occurrence [1], Eagle Crags, San Bernardino County, California, USA
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Hg occurrence [3], Eagle Crags, San Bernardino County, California, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘWildrose Spring, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘOpal Mountains Agate Field prospect (Black Mountain; Black Mtn), Opal Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘRainbow Ridge, Goler Heights, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘWheeler Area Mine (Coso Mine), Coso Mine (Devil's Kitchen; Atlas; Lynch & Lynch; Nicol; Walley-Mickey & Wheeler), Coso Hot Springs deposit, Coso Hot Springs, Inyo County, California, USA
References
Hutter's, Lapidary Journal, v. 10, no. 1, p. 65
 
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