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Opal from
Curtis Diatomite deposit (Curtiss Diatomite deposit), Curtiss, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Curtis Diatomite deposit (Curtiss Diatomite deposit), Curtiss, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1000065
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1000065:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘSaint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘOpal occurrence [1], Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘPost Ranch deposit, Post Ranch, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (San Juan group; Gordon Mine; Mann adit; Sulphide adit; Silver adit), Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘLucky Cuss Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘEmpire Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘGrand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘTungsten King Mine, Black Rock group, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10060237, MRDS ID #TC10206.
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 87.
 
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