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Chalcedony from
Unspecified road cuts, Intersection Texas routes 118 & 166, Nunn Hill, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cryptomelane6
Tridymite5
Goethite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unspecified road cuts, Intersection Texas routes 118 & 166, Nunn Hill, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:790995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:790995:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘMarfa, Presidio County, Texas, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘKokernot o6 Ranch, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘToyah, Reeves County, Texas, USA
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Presidio County, Texas, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘSingleton Ranch, Presidio County, Texas, USA
83.3km (51.7 miles) ⓘCathedral Mountain quadrangle, Davis Mountains, Brewster County, Texas, USA
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘFox No. 4 prospect, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘSyphon Canyon prospects (Marine Ranch prospects), Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘSpar Valley Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘShaft 4, Spar Valley Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
References
Rocks and Minerals, Vol. 86, No. 3, May/June 2011, p. 271
 
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