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Opaline, Owyhee County, Idaho, USAi
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Opaline- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 27' 24'' North , 116° 46' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.45667,-116.77167
GeoHash:
G#: 9rsznz13q
GRN:
N29W62
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Marsing1,287 (2017)10.4km
Nampa89,839 (2017)19.2km
Melba531 (2017)21.6km
Homedale2,565 (2017)22.2km
Caldwell51,686 (2017)23.9km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Owyhee Gem & Mineral SocietyCaldwell, Idaho24km
Idaho Gem Club, Inc.Boise, Idaho49km
Southeast Idaho Gem and Mineral SocietyBoise, Idaho49km
Mindat Locality ID:
28067
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28067:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Bones of Protohippus encrusted with opal and fire opal.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Fire Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Fire OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Opal var. Fire OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Opal var. Fire OpalSiO2 · nH2O

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