Toni Fire Opal Mine (Kaleidoscope Fire Opal), Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Toni Fire Opal Mine (Kaleidoscope Fire Opal) | Mine |
| Virgin Valley | Valley |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 48' 55'' North , 119° 5' 39'' West
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A precious Opal mining claim/s located in the NE¼ sec. 13, T45N, R25E MDM. First located by Crane in 1950 and later by others including Christopher Wentzell and Leah Brashear (January, 1995); Brashear et al (September, 1995) and The Wentzell Revocable Trust (2004).
The property has a mine cabin built by Crane sometime around 1951. The mine has produced common and precious opal.
Between 2008-2009, the existing mining claims to the Toni Fire Opal had expired, and the claims were deemed closed by the BLM. In 2011, the deposit was relocated as the Kaleidoscope Fire Opal #1-5 lode mining claims by Gary McCutchen and Lana Sargenti.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Precious Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
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Toni Fire Opal Mine, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA