Locate Pattern in Layer Style?

I have a photoshop file that's using a tiled pattern within a Layer Style. When I open the Patterns Overlay dialogue, it's not listed within the pattern icons, yet Its obviously still referencing from somewhere.. How can I locate this pattern?
thanks
Jeff

The layer styles can embed patterns (textures) so users on another computer
don't need to have the pattern (texture).
You define the pattern from within the layer styles dialog, which works with both
the pattern overlay and texture (under Bevel and Emboss) and then you'll always
have that pattern (texture). You also can find the size of the patterns (textures) used by
holding the mouse over the pattern and reading the size. (show tool tips needs to be
enabled under Preferences>Interface).
Added: This also works for gradients and contours and be sure to save the patterns, etc
so you don't lose them when switching to another set of patterns, etc.
MTSTUNER
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