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Agate from
Hauser beds (Hauser Geode beds; Hauser Beds Mine), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Beds
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Agate
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as veins in tuff and volcanic rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
- var Chalcedony3
- var Amethyst1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hauser beds (Hauser Geode beds; Hauser Beds Mine), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:214527
Long-form Identifier:1:3:214527:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Agate
5.2km (3.2 miles) Black Hills, Imperial County, California, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) Unnamed Agate occurrence [2], Little Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) Wiley's Well, Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Riverside County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) Twin Buttes Agate fields, Palo Verde, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) Unnamed Agate occurrence [1], Chuckwalla Spring, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) Orocopia Canyon, Dos Palmas District, Orocopia Mts (Dos Palmas Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
93.6km (58.2 miles) Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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