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Agate from
Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai (Rainflower Plateau), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
| Locality type: | Deposit | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Quartz var: Agate | |
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Comments: | Water worn colorful pebbles to several cm were called Yuhua stones since the beginning of the sixth century. Then the Gods were so impressed with the eloquence of a monk that they rained down these Rain Flower Pebbles | |
| Habit: | Water worn pebbles | |
| Colour: | Some agates are very colourful showing a full spectrum. | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 1 | |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Agate data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai (Rainflower Plateau), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (17 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 965222 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:965222:4 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Yühuatai gravel bed, Yühuatai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China