| ID | Agate |
|---|---|
| 1350 | Ice Agate, a milky chalcedony with inclusions of color-less quartz in matrix. Term developed by G. J. Bittell, Germany. The Mineralogist, v. 21, no. 9, p. 297. |
| 1351 | Ice Blue Agate, Arizona, no description, adv., Arlene Dimick, Lapidary Journal, v. 14, no. 3, p. 291. |
| 1352 | Ice Bone, Colorado/Utah? an agatized dinosaur bone that is white on the exterior with purple spider webbing in the interior, color illustration in Talbot (1978, p. 1260). |
| 1353 | Iceland Agate, Iceland, Van Leunen (1945, p. 125) used the term for brownish and grayish obsidian from Iceland; Shipley (1971, p. 98) suggested it was an obsidian; and Frazier and Frazier (1988, p.73) used the term in this same sense. However, Harstad (1936, p. 141) citing Feuchtwanger, 1838 [not seen]) stated that ...the best agates are...those from Oberstein, Iceland, and Faroe Islands. Harstad further stated that he had seen agates from these localities. |
| 1354 | Icicle Agate, California? Nevada?, no further information, adv., Gordon's, The Mineralogist, v. 15, no. 11, p. 607. Johnson (1978, p. 38) used the term without a description for material from near Blair Junction, Esmeralda County, Nevada. |
| 1355 | Ida Jasper, Virginia, a red jasper with hematite spherules, see Livingston (1954, p. 4-6, 8). |
| 1356 | Idaho Brown Lace Agate, adv., Tynsky's Gem Shop, Rocks and Minerals, v. 37, no. 3, 4, p. 219. |
| 1357 | Idaho Foliated Agate, no description, no location, adv., Stardust Gem House, Lapidary Journal, v. 1, no. 2., back cover, outside. |
| 1358 | Idaho Picture Rock, Idaho, volcanic tufa with jasper in beige-brown or rose red, adv., Arco Rock Shop, Lapidary Journal, v. 25, no. 1, p. 190. |
| 1359 | Idaho Plume Agate, Idaho, adv., Stewarts Gem Shop, Earth Science, v. 13, no. 3, p. 107. ...beautiful plumes in many colors with clear background, adv., Smokey Mtn. Rock Shop, Lapidary Journal, v. 29, no. 3, p. 601. |
| 1360 | Idaho Potato Agates, Idaho, agate nodules form Grouse Creek and Hog Creek according to adv., Stewart's Gem Shop, Lapiday Journal, v. 3, no. 5, p. 358. See also Beacon Hill nodules. |
| 1361 | Idaho Potato Nodules, Idaho, agate patterns with red, green moss, occasional sagenite. Adv., Jim Mahlum, The Mineralogist, v. 20, no. 12, p. 461. ...fluoresce bluish green under S.W., adv., Indiana Lapidary Supply, Lapidary Journal, v. 15, no. 8, p. 111. |
| 1362 | Idaho White Plume Agate, Idaho, no description, adv., The Agatique Shop, Lapidary Journal, v. 8, no. 4, p. 363. |
| 1363 | Idaho Willow Creek Jasper, Idaho, synonym of Willow Creek Jasper which see. Term appeared in adv., LarryÆs Rocks & Gems, Lapidary Journal, v. 44, no. 11, p. 142. |
| 1364 | Idaho Yellow Onyx, Idaho, an agate or jasper?, adv., Lowell W. Fields, Lapidary Journal, v. 30, no. 12, p. 2764. |
| 1365 | Idar Agates, for Idar, Germany. Applies only to agates having been collected from this classic locality. Agates from many other sources have been cut and polished there and advertized as Idar (Idar-Oberstein) agates. adv., Martin L. Ehrmann, Rockefeller Center, Suite 2008, International Building, 630 5th Avenue, New York City. Shipley (1971, p. 98) suggested tha the discovery of these agates led to the establishment of the great lapidary centers of Idar and Oberstein. |
| 1366 | Idar-Oberstein Agate, Germany, agate, onyx, sardonyx, adv., John M. Wise, Lapaidary Journal, v. 9, no. 4, p. 355. Gotze, Plotze, Fuchs and Habermann (1999, p. 152, 153) suggested that agates from this site formed in an andesite and examined them by electron paramagnetic resonance, cathodoluminescence and trace element content. |
| 1367 | Imperial Chrysoprase, Australia, a chrysoprase of exceptionally fine color and translucency, adv., Bearden's, Lapidary Journal, v. 21, no. 10, p. 1238. |
| 1368 | Imperial Green Agate, Mexico, ...variety of shades of green and occasional presence of white,...adv., Goodnow Gems U.S.A., Rock & Gem, v. 7, no. 8, p. 5. |
| 1369 | Imperial green jasper, Mexico, shades of green, ...occasional presence of white, tan or brown or reddish colors, adv., Goodnow Gems U.S.A., Lapidary Journal, v. 31, no. 4, p. 883. |
| 1370 | Imperial Jasper, Mexico, ...attractive green, pastels, adv., Goodnow Gems, U.S.A., 3415 Hayden Street, Amarillo, Texas 79109, Rock & Gem, v. 4, no. 6, p. 3. Fraser and Fraser (1989) stated it came in red and green varieties and I have observed both red and green imperial jasper for sale at shows. An advertizement by Rivera & Sons, (Lapidary Journal, v. 30, no. 12, p. 2816) suggests this material is from the state of Zacatecas. |
| 1371 | Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland, historic locality that has yielded amygdaloidal agates from lavas of the Old Red Sandstone of Early Devonian Age; the site was recorded by Heddle (1901, p. 76) and was stated to contain ...the most delicate tints of lilac, flesh red and rose in grey-blue chalcedony. Macpherspon (1989, p. 19) also mentioned this site. |
| 1372 | India Fern Agate, India, no description, adv., Ernest Meier, Lapidary Journal, v. 5, no. 5, p. 377. |
| 1373 | India Green Moss Agate, India, adv., Merle's Rock Box, The Mineralogist, v. 26, no. 4,5, p. 137. |
| 1374 | India Light Skin Agate, India, no description, adv., Quinn Mineral, Rock & Gem, v. 5, no. 8, p. 58. |
| 1375 | India Moss Agate, India, adv., California House of Gems, Earth Science Digest, v. 7, no. 1, p. 40. ...fine lacy patterns of pink, lavender, red, tan, and green. Adv., Gemstone Shop, Lapidary Journal, v. 15, no. 1, p. 166. |
| 1376 | India Picture Agate, India, a jasper?, no description, adv., Aleta's Rock Shop, Lapirary Journal, v. 30, no. 8, p. 1495. |
| 1377 | Indian Agate, India, Shipley (1971) used the term to refer to Mocha Stone and Moss agate and this usage supports geographic implications since Mocha Stone and moss agate come from the same area in Rajpipla State (Bose, 1916). |
| 1378 | Indian Agate, California, ...splashes of reds and yellows, Ferguson (1984, 922-931, 942, 943), color illustrations. |
| 1379 | Indian Blanket Jasper? Oregon, no description, adv., E. H. and Nellie Combs, Lapidary Journal, v. 3, no. 6, p. 451. |
| 1380 | Indian Chip Mines (Agate?/Jasper?), Ron Ochs Ranch, Oregon, name used without description by Eaton (1988, p. 63-65). |
| 1381 | Indian Pass, California, site that Berkholz (1971, p. 78) reported to produce agatized wood and brecciated jasper. There are several sites with the name Indian Pass in Geographic Names Information system and the exact site has not yet been traced to a 7.5 minute topographic map. |
| 1382 | Indian Green Tree Jasper, no locality (India?), no description, adv., Art by God, Lapidary Journal, v. 45, no. 5, p. 76. |
| 1383 | Indian Picture Jasper, no locality, no description, trade name?, adv., Moyer Rock Shop, Rock & Gem, v. 5, no. 8, p. 12. |
| 1384 | India Picture Rock, India, a jasper?, no description, adv., Aleta's Rock Shop, Lapidary Journal, v. 30, no. 10, p. 2376. |
| 1385 | Indian Picture Rock, California, no description, Aleta's Rock Shop, Lapidary Journal, v. 33, no. 5, p. 1187. This may not be either an agate or a jasper, rkp. |
| 1386 | Indian Quarry (Agate?,/Jasper?), McDonald Ranch, Oregon, name used without description by Eaton (1988, p. 63-65). |
| 1387 | Indian sardonyx, a sardonyx in which layers of white, yellow, and warm red-browns predominated. Neverov, O., 1971, p. 52. |
| 1388 | India Tree Agate, India, ...white base with green fern and tree designs, adv., Baylor Gem & Rock Shop, Lapidary Journal, v. 22, no. 4, p. 590 |
| 1389 | Indore, agate collecting locality in India, (Francis, 1983, p. 1980-1987). |
| 1390 | Inferno Agate, Mexico, no description, adv., Gem Center U.S.A., Lapidary Journal, v. 18, no. 1, p. 131. |
| 1391 | Inland, sub-variety of Lake Superior Agate, adv., Gem Exchange, The Mineralogist, v. 7, no. 2, p. 59 |
| 1392 | Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland, historic locality that has yielded agates that may have formed on Mull in basalts of Tertiary age; the site is noted by Heddle (1901, p. 76) as containing agates A...loose on the shores of Machrihanish Bay and Iona. Macpherson (1989, p. 19, 50, fig. 110) suggested this locality is still productive. |
| 1393 | Iona Pebbles, Scotland, term used by Ramsay (1957, p. 33-35) for agate pebbles from Scotland. See also Iona, Argyllshire, above. |
| 1394 | Iowa, sub-variety of Lake Superior Agate, adv., Gem Exchange, The Mineralogist, v. 7, no. 2, p. 59. |
| 1395 | Iowa Agate, Iowa, term used to describe a variety of Lake Superior agates that were large and had fine bands, adv., Gem Exchange, Hobbies, v. 44, no. 6, p. 114; adv., Allan Branham, The Mineralogist, v. 14, no. 9, p. 469. Zeitner (1964, p. 345) suggested this was an agatized coral that is made up mostly of the same genus of coral composing the non-agate Petoskey Stone of Michigan. |
| 1396 | Iowa Silicified Coral, Iowa, mostly silicified corals of Devonian? Age, illustrated in color in Zeitner (1978, p. 2100-2110). |
| 1397 | Iris Agate, any agate that shows a diffraction grating effect by breaking light up into its component colors when viewed in thin slices held to usually incandescent light. Originally thought to be restricted to only colorless agates, but can be modified in colored agates. See Jones, Sinkankas, Pabian & Zarins, 1994, etc. |
| 1398 | Ironside Thundereggs, Oregon? see Zeitner (1979, p. 1260-1272). |
| 1399 | Ironstone opal, Australia. Opal in limonite concretions? adv., International Gem Corporation, The Mineralogist, v. 25, no. 4, p. 159 |
| 1400 | Island Agate (=Lake Superior Agate?), no further details, adv., Keweenaw Agate Shop, The Mineralogist, v. 14, no. 6, p. 333. |
| 1401 | Isle of Mull, Scotland, Argyll, Scotland, an historic site that has yielded mostly blue-gray agates from basalts of Tertiary Age (Macpherson, 1989, p. 19, 49, figs. 108, 109). Rodgers (1975, p. 85) listed sites at Scobul and Scour and Macpherson (1989) called the site Ross of Mull, which is a westward extending peninsula along the south shore of the island. Fallick et al (1985, p. 622-624) studied oxygen isotope ratios in some of these agates and Field (1989, p. 16) illustrated and excellent example from here. |
| 1402 | Isle Royale Agate (=Lake Superior Agate), for Isle Royale, Michigan. Now Isle Royale National Park. adv., Keweenaw Agate Shop, The Mineralogist, v. 13, no. 7, p. 241. |
| 1403 | Isle Royale Pebbles (=Lake Superior Agate), name appears in adv., The Gem Exchange, Hobbies, v. 43, no. 1, p. 110. |
| 1404 | Isopachous laminae, term used by Gray, Steinman, and Anderson (1978, p. 45) for bands in agates from Connecticut. |
| 1405 | Itapetinga Agate, for Itapetinga, Sao Paolo, Brazil (Mattos, 1974, p. 5). |
About the Agate Lexicon
The Agate Lexicon and glossary of amorphous and cryptocrystalline silica gems have been designed to be used in conjunction with the Agate Bibliography, which was compiled to be used by researchers, hobbyists, historians, lapidaries and other individuals which have an interest in these stones. Numerous localities are listed here but this does not imply that the sites are available for collectors or collecting. Many of the sites are historic, depleted, are on private property or are protected by legal leases or claims and some are now on protected sites such as parks, nature preserves, or historic areas. Wherever possible, stratigraphic details are listed, but the user must always refer back to the original citations. Map information has been derived from 7.5' x 7.5' topographic maps issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and latitude and longitude have been derived mostly from Geographic Names Information System of the USGS.
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Named varieties of agates, jaspers, etc., have created special problems for both scientific researchers and historians. We have recognized at least two different usages of names. Some names appear to have geologic / historic validity, as they were described along with the lithology / geography of a region. Some names were introduced simply as trade names to boost sales of gem dealers. In the former case, the name will be followed by appropriate literary citation as to who first used the name and in what context. In the latter case, an advertisement (abbreviated adv.) is the first published record or public notice. We have tried to find the earliest citation in either case and the user should keep in mind that older citations unknown to us may exist. Advertisements are not cited to generate business but to simply give a historic source; many of the firms appearing in the citations are indeed no longer in existence.
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