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Opal from
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Comments:Occurs on the periphery of the orebody.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:245125
Long-form Identifier:1:3:245125:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘSolomon deposit (Solomonville Diatomite; Solomonville deposits), Solomon Pass, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘWhitlock Mines Inc. prospect (Whitlock deposit), Slick Rock Wash, Whitlock Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘFlat Tire group (Flat Tire diatomite deposit), Dry Mountain, Whitlock Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘWhite Bluffs Uranium prospect, Dry Mountain, Whitlock Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘDuncan area Diatomite deposits, Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘDiatomite prospect, Duncan area Diatomite deposits, Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed diatomite deposit, Fort Thomas, Gila Valley, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘCliff Roy Mine, Cap Rock Mountain Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘTriplets Wash, Graham County, Arizona, USA
96.5km (59.9 miles) ⓘDeer Creek Fire Agate Mine, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
Moolick, R. T., Durek, J. J. (1966) The Morenci District. In Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. p.221-232.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.193
 
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