The Geology of Agate Deposits
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This book examines agate provinces through the lens of plate tectonics, stratigraphy, agatization, and more. It delves into the physical and chemical properties of agate deposits, their environments of formation, and related silica deposits like opal, chert, and petrified wood. Examples, illustrations, maps, and thin-section photos illuminate structural, chemical, and temporal controls. Plate tectonics and lithotectonics are explored to provide a deeper understanding of the volcanic processes behind agate formation.
Descripbes physical and chemical characteristics of agate deposits correlated with conditions of deposition Provides an describtion of Agate deposits worldwide Focuses on agate deposit geology with complements Roger Pabian's "Agates"
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Andrejs Zarins
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Silica diagenesis Siliceous metacolloidal deposits Agates Microcrystalline Quartz Hydrothermal activity
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“Interested readers will find important facts and details about many globally well-known agate deposits. … Using many well-known deposits as examples, it discusses in detail the relationships among large-scale plate tectonic processes, volcanic activities and mineralization processes in agate formation. Such a complex summary has not been available previously in this form.” (Jens Götze, The Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 39 (7), 2025)
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