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Opal from
Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA


Locality type:Town
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 Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:146234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:146234:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed diatomite deposit [2], Arroyo Grande, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed diatomite deposit [1], San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘPismo Heights Company property, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘLos Penascos Ranch deposit (Los Pemascos Ranch deposit), Shell Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘFerrell deposit, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘIncello Company property (Thompson Reid Estate; U.S. Refractories Company), Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘEstrella Mine, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘSan Luis Range Diatomite Mine, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘDibble pit, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Diatomite deposits [7], Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
References
Lapidary Journal, 1954 Rock Hound Buyer's Guide, p. 135.
 
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