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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Chalcedony from
Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA


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Agate

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Chalcedony

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Chalcedony

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Agate

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Agate

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Chalcedony

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Chalcedony

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Agate

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Agate

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Chalcedony

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Chalcedony

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
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Agate

Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Locality type:Point
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
- var Carnelian1
- var Agatized coral1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ballast Point, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3355
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3355:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘDavis Islands, Tampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘTampa Bay, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘHoneymoon Island, Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘClear Spring Mine, Homeland, Central Florida Phosphate Mining District (Bone Valley), Polk County, Florida, USA
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘVulcan Materials Company (Brooksville Quarry), Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, USA
References
American Mineralogist 25:251
 
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