Classification

Species:

Comments:

Original reference as confirmed: Jens Urban.
Marked unconfirmed by Amir Akhavan.
Might have been confused with the banded jasper (silicified volcanic tuff) at the locality.

Confirmation

Validity:

Unconfirmed/Questioned

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Gnandstein, Kohren-Salis, Frohburg, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

364252

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:364252:8

GUID (UUID V4):

06e11338-5598-4268-ae7d-80c4640aaeaf

Nearest other occurrences of Agate

2.2km (1.4 miles)

ⓘ Kohren-Salis, Frohburg, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany

13.3km (8.2 miles)

ⓘ Ebersbach, Bad Lausick, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany

22.8km (14.2 miles)

ⓘ Ratssteinbruch, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

23.9km (14.9 miles)

ⓘ Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany

32.0km (19.9 miles)

ⓘ Wendishain, Hartha, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

34.5km (21.4 miles)

ⓘ Braunsdorf, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

37.1km (23.1 miles)

ⓘ Planitz, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany

37.2km (23.1 miles)

ⓘ Kemmlitz, Mügeln, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

37.6km (23.4 miles)

ⓘ Struthwald quarries, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany

39.4km (24.5 miles)

ⓘ Kaolin open pit, Gröppendorf, Wermsdorf, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

References

Jens Urban, Hainichen, pers. commun.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*Bauer, Max (1904) Precious Stones* Vol. 2. Charles Griffin & Co Ltd, London.**	Book (volume)
	VOL.2 Bauer, Max Precious stones J FOX LAKE DISTRICT LIBRARY 2§\| £ J3RAND AVENUE 60020 - PRECIOUS...486 488 488 488 489 CONTENTS Vll PAGE PAGE Agate (Onyx).511 Cat’s-eye . . . . Tiger-eye. . . 491... „ the same, cut ., pale yellow crystals : Saxony 3a. 4. ,, the same, cut . 331, 333 331 333...(Facing p. 512.) AGATE. Fig. a. „ 5. Fortification-agate : Oberstein 512, 513 Onyx-agate : Brazil. 512... Diamond-fields of the Diamantina. . . . district, Brazil .... „ 36. Occurrence of diamond in
	*Chapman, Edward J. (1843) Practical Mineralogy. Hippolyte Bailliere, London.*	Book
	P. L. Hurlet near Paisley, Goslar in the Hartz, Saxony, &c. chiefly from the decomposition of iron-pyrites...62-8, Gmelin. P. L. It is said to occur in the district of Tarapaca, Peru, forming a vast bed several...Cornwall, in delicate acicular crystals ; Cumberland; Saxony; the Hartz; Siberia, Bohemia, &c., chiefly with...Yorkshire ; Leogang, in Saltzburg ; Braunsdorf, Saxony. Note. carbonate of Strontia mixed with a considerable...lime 5-4, from Nagyag, Berthier P. L. Freiberg, Saxony ; Kapnic and Nagyag in Transylvania ; with quartz

Agate from Gnandstein, Kohren-Salis, Frohburg, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany

Agate from
Gnandstein, Kohren-Salis, Frohburg, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany