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Firestorm prospect, Burns Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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Firestorm prospectClaim
Burns LakeLake
Omineca Mining DivisionMining Division
British ColumbiaProvince
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Opal, etc.

Firestorm prospect, Burns Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Opal, etc.

Firestorm prospect, Burns Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Opal, etc.

Firestorm prospect, Burns Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 9' North , 126° 1' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.15000,-126.01667
GRN:
N37W54
Type:
Claim
Deposit first discovered:
1998
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Burns Lake2,635 (2016)18.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Lakes District Rock & Gem ClubBurns Lake, British Columbia35km
Mindat Locality ID:
309380
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:309380:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The property is 20 kilometres west of Burns Lake on the east side of Maxan Creek, 8 kilometres south of Maxan Lake (Wojdak, 2002). Area is under claim and not open to the public and consists of the LODE 1-2 and BOO (20 claim block) claims (BC Minfile).

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celadonite
Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Common Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-Agate
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Opal-Agate4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Common Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Precious Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCeladonite9.EC.15K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-AgateSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Common OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-AgateSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Opal var. Common OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-AgateSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Opal var. Common OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2

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References

Wojdak, P. 2002. Firestorm: precious opal related to rhyolite ignimbrite. BC Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Resources, Exploration and Mining in BC - 2001, p. 97-100.
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