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Opal from
Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA


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Moss Opal, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Moss Opal

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, 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 Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1012491
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1012491:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘVolcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘDiamond placer occurrence MRDS No. 10028324, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘCuster prospect (Dooley prospect; Custer Dooley prospect), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘHexter Placer Mine, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (Calaveras Crystal mine), Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘRough Diamond Mine (Rough Diamond Placer Mine; Rough Diamond Crystal Mine), Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘGillam Mine, Camp Pardee, Pardee Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘChili Gulch occurrences, Chili Gulch (Chile Gulch ?), Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘStifle claims (Stifle prospects; Stifle Memorial claim; Traverse Cr. Special Interest Area; Traverse Creek Special Interest Area), Meadow Brook, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘHooten Ranch deposit, Toyon, Pardee Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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