Where to Find Agates – Boley, Oklahoma | Rock & Gem Magazine
WEBApr 4, 2022 · The agate and conglomerates are named for an outcrop of the lapidary material found near Boley, Oklahoma in 1954 by E. R. Ries. No two are alike and the patterns and colors can be spectacular. They are relatively easy to work and they polish with a mirror finish.
David Goza - Boley agates - mindat.org
WEBNov 8, 2010 · Boley agates. Last Updated: 8th Nov 2010. By David Goza. About fifty miles east of Norman, Oklahoma - where I currently live - there's a north-south trending formation characterized by a reddish-brown conglomerate out of which is weathering a chert breccia known locally as "Boley agate."
Boley Agate Article - Complete - David Goza, et al. - Issuu
WEBMay 30, 2014 · This agate – appropriately named Boley agate – not only is beautiful as lapidary material but has an interesting, albeit poorly known, geological history. Both are the subject of this brief ...
HUNTING BOLEY AGATE | Rock&Gem Magazine Nov 2021
WEBHUNTING BOLEY AGATE. Finding These Collectible Stones in the Vamoosa Formation PHOTOS AND STORY BY BILL REYNOLDS. Are the Boley chert breccia clasts truly agate? Neil Suneson, William Lyon and David Goza differentiated the chert pebbles and cobbles found in the Boley Conglomerate as follows. My …
Oklahoma, USA - mindat.org
WEBThis material is known locally as "Boley agate," after a small town to the north of Seminole County. It is usually characterized as a chert breccia, although many of the clasts in typical specimens appear to be some kind of feldspar.
Boley agate | Encyclopedia gemstonia Wiki | Fandom
WEBBoley agate. One of the few, but beautiful agates of the great Plaines, Boley agate is a variety of breccicated, orange, red, and yellow jasper/agate found only in fields and creek beds around Okfuskee county, Oklahoma.
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Chalcedony (Var: Agate) - mindat.org
WEBThis is one of the more colorful Boley agates in my collection (for more details, see my Mindat home page). When I found it, it was covered with a generous coating of bitumen from the seepages that can be found all over the deeper depositional areas of Oklahoma.
Boley Agate - Projectile Points
WEBBoley Agate. Color: Boley Agate is a brecciated chert or jasper with a chalcedony cement of clear, red, black or brown with fragments of green, olive, black, white, tan, carnelian, or red. Boley Agate occurs around Boley, Okfuskey County, …
The 15 Great Places To Find Agates In Oklahoma In 2024 - Rock …
WEBJan 11, 2024 · Collectors, lapidary artists, and jewelry lovers love these stunning stones for their beauty. Fire agates aren’t usually found in Oklahoma; they tend to be found in places with volcanic or geothermal activity. These areas offer the geological conditions necessary for the formation of fire agates.
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