Name/Title
AgateEntry/Object ID
78.59.322Description
Chemical Composition: SiO2
Crystal System: Triclinic System
Description: Common Name: Agate
Chemistry: SiO2 , Silicon dioxide
Class: Class: Silicates
Location: Butte Creek, Eagle Point, Jackson County, OR
Description: Thick slice of an agate nodule. Piece has a chrome-colored mineral band that runs along one half of nodule (green with white edging). The rest of the agate is gray in color with some black dendrite, and white mineral intrusions. Yellow-brown is at the outermost edge. An open hole is in gray agate area. Several cracks are visible. some are surface.Collection
Delmar Smith Mineral CollectionAcquisition
Accession
78.59Source or Donor
Delmar Smith Agate CollectionAcquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Width
8-7/8 inDepth
1/2 inLength
4-11/16 inDimension Notes
Dimension taken at widest pointsLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Mentzer Hall, MH-9Category
PermanentMoved By
Steve MillerDate
March 30, 2011