Name/Title
AgateEntry/Object ID
78.59.661Description
Chemical Composition: SiO2
Crystal System: Triclinic System
Description: Common Name: Agate
Chemistry: SiO2 , Silicon dioxide
Class: Class: Silicates
Location: Afton, CA
Description: Polished side shows open hole with faint amethyst colored quartz surrounded by fortified agate in whites, tans, blues, pinks and red at outer edge. Exterior is very rough and porus.
Delmar: "Agate. Polished side shows two crystalline holes in clear and gray agate with small amount of bedding (in white, tan, and blue) in some places. Green and blue rock is seen along one side. Some brown rock seen, too."Collection
Delmar Smith Mineral CollectionDimensions
Width
5-3/4 inLength
2-1/8 inDimension Notes
Dimension taken at widest pointsLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Mentzer Hall, MH-9Category
PermanentMoved By
Steve MillerDate
March 30, 2011