Color: Black
Buttes Jasp-Agate ranges from a reddish brown to a dark gray with white
quartz viens. Quatz filled vugs and inclusions of transparent
yellow to yellowish orange, dark brown, and deep purple.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Vitreous
Translucency:
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments: Black Buttes Jasp-Agate primarily occurs on the Black Buttes of
Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
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