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Agate from
Marfa, Presidio County, Texas, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Agate
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcedony1 photo of Agate associated with Chalcedony at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marfa, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:146727
Long-form Identifier:1:3:146727:7
GUID (UUID V4):29568834-b201-4a62-b6be-0bd609770b97
Localities for Agate in this Region
Bishop Ranch, Marfa, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Highway 169 Localities, Marfa, Presidio County, Texas, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Agate
28.6km (17.8 miles) Singleton Ranch, Presidio County, Texas, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) Alpine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) Woodward Ranch, Alpine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
47.4km (29.4 miles) Kokernot o6 Ranch, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA
92.9km (57.7 miles) Agua Fria Ranch, Brewster County, Texas, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE ROCKS OF TEXAS — T h e Southwest G e m by M R S . P E A R L G A R R I S O N Downloaded by [University...classifica­ tions of gems presently occurring i n Texas, and i f you count the crystalline varieties of...right, 36 varieties of gem rocks can be found in Texas. Let's take them alphabetically: AMBER—a rich brown...ceous coal, and i n Terlingua Creek in Brewster County. T h e amber found in the G u l f Coastal Plain...quality. AUGITE—occurs near Eagle Flat, Hudspeth County, in dark greenish-brown resembling obsidian, weathering
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
By ED & JEAN OSSOWSKI 143 Havana, San Antonio, Texas The camp trailor and the car were packed last night...Rio, Texas en route to Woodward Ranch, the home and source of the famous Red and Black Plume Agate, just...just south of Alpine, Texas. A few miles further west at the junction of the Pecos and Rio Grande Rivers...breakfast. From this point we can see miles of Texas, and many more miles of Mexico mountains. As we...We have found that it is much easier to see the agate during these portions of the day, working facing
Book (edition)
W r CRYSTALS NOT PISTOLS S'- GEM TRAILS OF TEXAS 1 A Field Guide for Collectors By Bessie W. Simpson...GEM TRAILS PUBLISHING CO. P. O. Box 828 Bowie, Texas 76230 ! Copyright 1958; 1962; 1967 Bessie W. Simpson...WOOD 3 T TOPAZ SMOKY QUARTZ GARNETS \ AGATE ( Pom Pom) V AGATE ( Plume) I \ \ \ 2 \ \ METEORITES...INDIAN ARTIFACTS \ SELENITE TEKTITES \ \ \ l AGATE 5 JASPER WOOD(Polm) 2 \ \ . CONTENTS 4 5 ...you Travel Texas. SECTION I 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21 22-23 24-25 Agate—Hovey Flat
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu­ merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized
Book (edition)
were shaped by some accident of For instance, agate How is their formation. frequently found in...chrysoberyl cats-eye are valued chiefly for pattern, and agate and jasper among semi- precious materials are...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost...diagonally through matrix rock. Polished Fairburn agate from South Dakota. \\ jfc^ ^ ^ * Emerald in
Report (issue)
Austin Austin, Texas 78712 JOHN T. LONSDALE, Director Report of Investigations — No. 42 Texas Gemstones...OFECONOMIC GEOLOGY The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 JOHN T. LONSDALE, Director —...— No. 42 Report of Investigations Texas Gemstones By Elbert A. King, Jr. February 1961 — — — Second...gemstones Cabochon gems Faceted gems Tumbled gems Texas gemstones Amber Augite Beryl Celestite Diamond Epidote...quartz Smoky quartz Cryptocrystalline varieties Agate Agatized wood Carnelian Jasper 5 5 7 10 10 13 17
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
by Seymour F. Dozier, Red Oak, Route 1, Fulton County, Georgia. Large lumps of this material can be picked...silver. "The Agency Creek, McDevitt District, Lemhi County, Idaho, radioactive ores (found in that District...employees and the community of Rosiclare."—Hardin County Independent, Elizabethtown, Illinois."— The Crittenden...to say about Marengo Cave, which is in Crawford County in southern Indiana (near Marengo). "Marengo Cave...banded red agates in his area. Melrose is in Monroe County in southern Iowa. KANSAS — Pink celestite xls have
Book (edition)
Clubs invited. "No dealers, please." Oatman Fire Agate, Box 900, "0" Star Rt., Kingman, AZ 86401. Open...Petrified wood Fire opal Fire agate, desert roses Flower agate, snowflake agate, amethyst, "man¬ ganese crystals"...wood; owl-hole agate Cave onyx, stalactites ("Legendary Kokoweef Caverns") Picture agate and jasper (was...878-2392* Open Sept.-June to clubs. Fee: 50^/lb. Jasp-agate, petrified palm wood, opal Epidote, antigorite,...Gold, jade Jadeite, serpentine, plasma agate, cinnabar Fire agate Fossils Garnet, idocrase, jade, serpentine
Journal (issue)
have an HGMS nucleus in eight districts in Harris County. These are the same as the eight JP/Constable Precinct...hand at making cabochons by grinding and polishing agate rough supplied by HGMS. In one program 150+ girl...NOVEMBER 2009 Congressman John Culberson of the Texas 7th Congressional District (who has been a member...scenic West Texas mountains of the Alpine area too. Many other club members are familiar with agate hunting...National Park. We checked our geological map of Texas, and it said we would be seeing the volcanic rocks
Journal (issue)
Terl ingua Qu icksilver District of Brewster County, Texas. By Frank Duncan . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...QUICKSILVER DISTRICT OF BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS By FRANK DUNCAN Terlingua, Texas This attempt of tne ""riter...description o f this Ii ttle known part of the State ot Texas which 1s often referred to as the "Last of the American... Ter:ingua is in the southern part of Brewster County near the southern part of the Big Bend country...Grande. It can be reached either from A!pine, the county seat, or from Mara thon, a small town 30 miles
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TOPAZ Massey's Rock Shop, Mason, Texas 76856. Sequist Ranch, Mason, Texas 76858. AMETHYST Randleman Amethyst...Calif. 92201. OPAL Bob Dowell, Box 509, Edinburg, Texas 78529. Virgin Valley Rainbow Ridge Mines, c/o Hodson's... PLUME A G A T E Woodward Ranch, 79830. Alpine, Texas Downloaded by [JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY] at 05:36...Chamber of Commerce, Nyssa, Oregon 97913. Ochco Agate Mines, Box 305, Mitchell Star Rt., PrineviLle, Oregon...G A T E (CARNELIAN, B A N D E D AGATE, F O R T I F I C A T I O N AGATE, DENDRITE, etc.) Bob Berry, Wheatland
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TOPAZ Massey's Rock Shop, Mason, Texas 76856. Sequist Ranch, Mason, Texas 76858. AMETHYST Randleman Amethyst...Pastimes, B o x 899, Oroville, California 95965. MOSS AGATE Fry's, 1207 Woodbury, Miles City, Montana. JASPER... Leba­ non, Oregon 97355. PLUME AGATE Woodward Ranch, Alpine, Texas 79830. THUNDEREGGS Fulton Ranch,...97913. Ochoco Agate Mines, B o x 305, Mit­ chell Star T . , Prineville, Oregon 97754. AGATE (CARNELIAN,... BANDED AGATE, FORTIFICATION AGATE, DENDRITE, ETC.) Bob Berry, Wheatland, Wyoming, 82201. 82201. Velmer
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
te from a newly discovered locality in Yavapai County, Ariz., on the Verde River near Camp Verde, Ariz...be of interest. These were collected in Yavapai County, East of Prescott, Arizona. "They were taken from...asbestos, from a deposit near Jamestown, Tuolumne County, to its plant in Baltimore, Md. "Asbestos experts...and she had been fishing on Duke's Creek in White County (Ga.) with her nephew, Jere Chambers. Mrs. Lanier...road about 4 miles north of Cleveland, in White County, at 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 10. Gravel from
Journal (issue)
...... 3 The Shafter Silver District, Presidio County , Texas .......................................... 7 Minerals: Shafter Silver District, Presidio County, Texas ............................... 10 Proposal...to the Youth and Adults in your part of Harris County . Please do the following, if you would, for Houston...or four times a year in your own part of Harris County to make this work. Please call me and tell me what...JUNE 2009 The Shafter Silver District, Presidio County, Texas by Arthur Smith, artsmithite@msn.com n
Book (volume)
beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...Canyon, diggings on N of hwy. Extending up canyonagate, Beryl, Almandite garnets, Lepidolite, Staurolite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Washington, D. C, and Rock's, of San Antonio, Texas. These dealers have promised a new line of sterling...gold specimens from the Red Ledge Mine, Nevada County, California. The program was given by Dr. Karl...J. C. Showalter Quarry at Blue Ball, Lancaster County, Pa., with our highly esteemed member, Mr. J. C...immense Coal Strappings, St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pa. There were 178 members and guests present...Calgary] at 21:00 06 August 2017 Htmpshire; Herkimer County, New York and De Kalb, New York. There were no
Book
district, circa 1910 (Courtesy of the University of Texas, El Paso) Figure 11. The El Potosi Mine-Santo Domingo...Revolution of 1910-1952. Austin: University of Texas Press. 56 / Bibliography Brodie, W., 1909...., 1963. Mexican Jewelry. Austin: University of Texas Press. Desautels, P. E., Clarke, R. S., 1963. Re-Examination...Rock & Gem 5:36-42. Jones, W., 1962. New Fire Agate Find at tule Hill. Lapid. Jour. 113. Jones, W.,...Chihuahua, México. Thesis. Austin: University of Texas. Keller, RP.C., 1979. Quartz Geodes from near the
Journal (issue)
Building a Mineral Collection in Houston Part 3: Texas Mineral Shops Outside of Houston by Arthur Smith...Member of the Houston Gem & Mineral Society lthough Texas has probably never been known for its mineral shops...shows in the Houston area. He did have some local Texas minerals but nothing spectacular. He also had a...and a bit battered. Closer to Houston, in Bryan, Texas there was a nice shop which made a Saturday afternoon...made sever trips there. Most of the other shops in Texas of which I was aware were here today and gone tomorrow
Book (volume)
mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Book (volume)
mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Journal (issue)
members love that wild and blustery outpost of West Texas (WT), known as the Davis Mountains? I visited the...vast open skies. And the agate collecting! She was first introduced to agate prospecting with the Midland...collect the wonderful petrified woods and agates of Texas in lieu of the mineral specimens available in other...mountains— how many Houstonians even know that Texas has real mountains? And that the area has an interesting...interesting botany totally different from that of East Texas? And that the stars at night in this region are
Journal (issue)
Reports - Mineral 5 Section Reports - Beading 5 Texas MIneral & Fossil Show, Conroe 6 Featured Member:...Ranch, a historic ranch in Brewster County, Texas, and a new agate hunting destination for rockhounds”...Kokernot 06 ranch and collected more than 300 lbs of agate from two locations. Steve will detail the history...became the newest location to collect agate in the Alpine/Marfa/ Fort Davis area. A brief geological survey...of agates found on this location! Fortification agate The Alpine area is beautiful and rugged but very
Book
lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting account of the history...ever been written before. Tracing the history of agate from prehistoric days through events of the Bible...growing hobby. Chapters are devoted to the details of agate collecting, the varieties and forms of quartz and...varieties, with favorite location of quartz agate, opal wood — collectors. The petrified gems throughout...information on the rockhound’s favorite gem — the agate. Lelande Quick La Jolla (San Diego), California
Book
lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting account of the history...ever been written before. Tracing the history of agate from prehistoric days through events of the Bible...the details of agate collecting, the varie ties and forms of quartz gems other than agate, opal and its...infor1nation on tl1c rockl1ouncl's favorite gem-tl1e agate. THIS IS LELAND£ QUICK La Jolla ( ,5an l)irgo)........................... . 4 Cl1a1)ter .3. Agate Collecti11g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
4 " in hardrock. Turritella agate 4 0 c lb., 100 lbs. 20c lb. Algae agate, 40c lb., 100 lbs. 25c lb. Postage...postage. List—Pioneer M u s e u m , Burnet, Texas. SOUTH TEXAS AGATE — From the Rio Grande. Moss, plume, picture...5 . 0 0 postpaid. The Agate shop, 704 W. Kimball A v e . , Raymondville, Texas. 430 • •L., . .....Your choice - 10 kinds. Palmwood, opalite, jasp agate, budseye, goiden onyx, crawfordite, jasper, chapenite...Southeast Drive, W i c h i t a Falls, Texas. M E X I C A N AGATE, POUND PRICES—Bird of Paradise, cathedral
 
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