Agate
Agate is characterized by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. They are commonly associated with volcanic rocks and can be found in metamorphic rocks. This mineral can be white, grey, blue, orange, red, yellow, or black. It has a moh's hardness of 6.5-7.
Agate is characterized by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. They are commonly associated with volcanic rocks and can be found in metamorphic rocks. This mineral can be white, grey, blue, orange, red, yellow, or black. It has a moh's hardness of 6.5-7.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9628 | (none) | (none) | B16929 | Beads Silver, carnelian, agate, and lapis in their original order (see Field Notes) forming a separate necklace | |
 | 9639 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads Gold, carnelian, lapis, agate, and silver. In original order( see Field Notes) |
| 9704A | (none) | (none) | (none) | 2 Strings of beads. (a) Long double conoid lapis beads; 1 carnelian ditto; 1 chrysoprase? [not legible] ditto; 4 tubular agate beads; silver ball beads. (for order of stringing see Field Note) (b) 12 gold tubular beads; 8 gold diamonds; 7 carnelian diamonds; 1 banded crystal tube; 9 lapis tubes; 4 carnelian tubes; decayed silver diamonds and double conoids. (for order see Field Notes) |
| 98 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Veined agate fragment. Inscribed with a dedication to Nannar. |
| 9805 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads 2 gold; 1 small ring bead, 1 double conoid 5 carnelian; double conoids 9 lapis beads: tubes and double conoids 1 agate lentoid |
| 9812B | (none) | 1928,1010.267 | (none) | Necklace. 2 strings of beads. (A) Upper string: smaller beads - gold, carnelian and a few lapis. For order cf. Field Notes. (B) Lower string: larger beads - jasper, banded sard, mottled stone, agate. |
| 9825 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. 3 strings of beads. For order see Field Notes. Gold ball, bugle, diamond beads; lapis bugle and ball beads; crystal ring beads and diamond beads; agate flattened double conoid with gold caps; carnelian diamond beads. |
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Carnelian - Chrysoprase - Jasper - Sard
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Inorganic Remains > Stones and Minerals > Mineral > Semi-precious > Chalcedony > Agate