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Opal from
Modoc No. 6 claim (West Shaft), Izenhood Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Modoc No. 6 claim (West Shaft), Izenhood Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:272013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:272013:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMayflower claim (East Shaft), Izenhood Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘSilver Cloud Mine, Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘSilver Cloud Mine (New Verde Mine), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘRock Creek Property, Lander County, Nevada, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘJackson & Surprise claims, Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘColeman group (Midas), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘGovernor Mine (Hunt property; Silver Fox Mine; Combination Mine; Florence Mine; Portland claims), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘOld Timer Mine, Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘFox Mine (Pangburn property; Governor group), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘLark group (Rattlesnake; Lucky Boy; Davis and Roseberry; Cinnabar group; Ivanhoe; Lark Quick), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
Stewart, John H., McKee, Edwin H., Stager, Harold K. (1977) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lander County, Nevada. Bulletin 88. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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