| ID | Agate |
|---|---|
| 3050 | Zacatecas Geodes, Zacatecas, Mexico, hollow thunder eggs with quartz centers (Cross, 1996, p. 113). |
| 3051 | Zambesi Agate, Africa, no description, adv., Minex Lapidary Supplies Pty. Ltd., Lapidary Journal, v.27, no. 3, p. 467. |
| 3052 | Zebra Agate, India, black with white stripes, adv., Technicraft Lapidaries, Lapidary Journal, v. 12, no. 3, p. 385; A. G. Parser, Lapidary Journal, v. 11, no. 3, p. 361. ...color illustration in adv., Harry Sering Co., Lapidary Journal, v. 32, no. 3, p. 678-679. |
| 3053 | Zebra Agate, Brazil, no description, adv., Goodnow Gems U.S.A., Rock & Gem, v. 2, no. 12, p. 1. |
| 3054 | Zebra agate, no locality, red & white, adv., Murray American Corporation, Rocks and Minerals, v. 47, no. 10, p. 535 |
| 3055 | Zebra agate, no locality, green & white, adv., Murray American Corporation, Rocks and Minerals, v. 47, no. 10, p. 535. |
| 3056 | Zebra Agate, (India), ...Red and White, Green and White, Black and White, adv., Murray American Corporation, Rock and Gem, v. 4, no. 1, p.41. |
| 3057 | Zebra agate, no locality, black & white, adv., Murray American Corporation, Rocks and Minerals, v. 47, no. 10, p. 535. |
| 3058 | Zebra Agate, Mexico, ...brown and gray-white stripes predominate, adv., Earth Science Materials, Rock & Gem, v. 7, no. 8, p. 66. |
| 3059 | Zebra Lace Agate, Chihuahua, Mexico, adv., Al Arnold, Rocks and Minerals, v. 52, no. 6, p. 262. Cross (1996, p. 74) stated that this was a synonym of Day and Night Lace Agate, which see. |
| 3060 | Zebra Rock, Colorado, black and white striped (wood-grained?) chert from the Madison Limestone of Mississippian age that is exposed on Douglas Mountain, Moffat County, Colorado, Lone Mountain and Jack Springs Maps, USGS 7.5' x 7.5'. See Barb (1958a, 1958b). |
| 3061 | Zebra Rock, Australia, ... from Australian Information Service, Published in Rocks and Minerals, v. 53, no. 5, p.223. A black and white, striped, fine-grained, silicified argillite from near Kununurra, Northwest Australia.. |
| 3062 | Zebrite?, no locality, ... jasper, red, green, striped, India), adv., Murray American, Rocks and Minerals, v. 45, no. 1, p. 42 |
| 3063 | Zerite, mis-spelling of Zebrite?, adv., Murray American Corporation, Lapidary Journal v. 32, no. 8, p. 1715. |
| 3064 | Zibriski Point Fire Opal, California, no description, adv., Granville H. Campbell, 2411 N. Cameron Ave., Covina, Calif., Lapidary Journal, v. 19, no. 1, p. 53. May be misspelling of Zabriskie Point, located at 36o 25' 12" N and 116o 48' 40' W, Inyo County, California, Furnace Creek Map, U. S. Geological Survey, 7.5' x 7.5'. |
| 3065 | Zonite, no description, a jasper from Arizona according to Van Leunen (1945, p. 127). |
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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