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Agate from
Joy Valley, Chaney Place, Graham County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Agate
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Joy Valley, Chaney Place, Graham County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:146802
Long-form Identifier:1:3:146802:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Agate
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘPeloncillo Mountains Agate locality, Peloncillo Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘRound Mountain, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘClifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘMulligan Peak Agate deposit (Huchins Agate deposit), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘLimestone Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
81.2km (50.4 miles) ⓘPearce, Pearce Mining District, Pearce Hills, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
81.4km (50.6 miles) ⓘWarbonnet Ranch, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘLigier Marble Quarries, Dragoon District (Golden Rule District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
86.8km (54.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Simpson, B., and Mitchell, J. R. 1989 Gem Trails of Arizona: Gem Guides Book company, Baldwin Park, California, 124 p.
 
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