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Sagenite Agate

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Sagenite Agate

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Description
Locality: 
Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 3.6 × 0.7 cm
Description

This is a polished slap of rare Sagenite Agate from Nipomo, Calfiornia. 

Before i got this beautiful specimen, i've never heard about this interesting agate variation, so I did some research:

Specimens that come from Nipomo area, San Luis Obispo County, California can contain both formations of sagenite and metallic marcasite that formed in association, prior to being surrounded in agate.

When researching a bit you will find some information about that location, but it seems to be a very rare mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sagenite

Variety Of: 

Rutile

Formula: 
TiO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Synonym Of: 

Sagenite (of Kunz)

Hardness: 
0.0

Sagenite (of Saussure)

Hardness: 
0.0

Agate

Variety Of: 

Chalcedony

Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0

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