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Brecciated Agate

A variety of 'Agate' [Quartz]
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Brecciated Agate

Rockhound State Park, Little Florida Mountains Mining District, Little Florida Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Brecciated Agate

Montana, USA
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Brecciated Agate

Rimsberg, Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brecciated Agate

Rockhound State Park, Little Florida Mountains Mining District, Little Florida Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Brecciated Agate

Montana, USA
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Brecciated Agate

Rimsberg, Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Brecciated Agate

Rockhound State Park, Little Florida Mountains Mining District, Little Florida Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
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Brecciated Agate

Montana, USA
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About Brecciated AgateHide

Formula:
SiO2
Name:
From Italian "breccia" for "composed of angular broken rock fragments held together by a mineral cement or in a fine-grained rock matrix".
A naturally cemented matrix of broken agate fragments.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
7593 (as Brecciated Agate)
3337 (as Quartz)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7593:6 (as Brecciated Agate)
mindat:1:1:3337:0 (as Quartz)

Chemistry of Brecciated AgateHide

Mindat Formula:
SiO2
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O53.257 %
Si46.744 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Synonyms of Brecciated AgateHide

Other Language Names for Brecciated AgateHide

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Brecciated Agate associated with 'Moss Agate'SiO2
1 photo of Brecciated Agate associated with 'Agate-Jasper'SiO2
1 photo of Brecciated Agate associated with 'Eye Agate'SiO2

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for Brecciated AgateHide

References for Brecciated AgateHide

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Localities for Brecciated AgateHide

Showing 7 localities.

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Germany
 
  • Baden-Württemberg
    • Freiburg Region
      • Waldshut
        • Albbruck
          • Unteralpfen
www.mineralienatlas.de (n.d.)
Italy
 
  • Veneto
    • Vicenza Province
Gianfranco Capolupi personal find
Serbia
 
  • Central Serbia
    • Jablanica District
      • Medveđa
        • Lece volcanic complex
Miladinović et al. (2024)
USA
 
  • California
    • Riverside County
      • Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District)
Perry
  • New Mexico
    • Luna County
      • Little Florida Mountains
        • Little Florida Mountains Mining District
Dennis Tryon collection
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