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
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R.M. (Matt) Joeckel |
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615 Hardin Hall 3310 Holdrege Street Lincoln NE 68583-0996 |
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| E-mail: rjoeckel3@unl.edu | |
Blue Chalcedony, commonly called Blue Agate, was named Nebraska's state gemstone by legislative action in 1967.
Database
A collection of 864 images of agates and related information including location of discovery and description.
Searches can be based on location or contributor.
Go to the Database web page.
Glossary
A set of terms describe characteristics of agates.
Go to the Glossary web page.
Bibliography
A collection of citations on Agates.
Searches can be made by an index, suggested text or by topic.
Go to the Bibliography web page.
Lexicon
A collection of notes about agates.
Searches can be made by an index of agate name or text within the notes.
Go to the Lexicon web page.
