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Agate from
Unnamed Chert Occurrence No.1, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Agate
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as small banded chunks/on pieces of Chalcedony.
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Chert Occurrence No.1, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1752199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1752199:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Agate
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘCalle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘCaballo Mountains, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
96.2km (59.8 miles) ⓘJornada Del Muerto, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
B.A. Collection.Identified by Brighton Alfred: Visual Identification
 
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