Introduction

"Agates have fascinated man for thousands of years and are now one of the worlds most popular gemstones. Perhaps part of this fascination lies in the fact that no two agate nodules are ever exactly alike. The range of their colours, patterns and shape are almost endless and yet all have thought to have been formed by the one natural process. This variety is true of no other gemstone however rare or exclusive it is."
-- from "Scottish Agates" by Nick Crawford and David Anderson

Acknowledgement

The Agates Collection was created by Roger Pabian. Please read more about Roger.

Blue Chalcedony, Blue Agate
Blue Chalcedony, commonly called Blue Agate, was named Nebraska's state gemstone by legislative action in 1967.

Collection

A collection of over 850 images of agates and related information including location of discovery and description.

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Glossary

A set of terms describe characteristics of agates.

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Lexicon

A collection of notes about agates.

Searches can be made by an index of agate name or text within the notes.

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Bibliography

A collection of citations on Agates.

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Contacts

Matt Joeckel

Matt Joeckel

State Geologist and Associate Director of the Conservation and Survey Division

Phone
402-472-7520
Email
rjoeckel3@unl.edu
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