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Opal from
Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288306:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘDixie Comstock Mine, Dixie Valley Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘBlack Dyke Claim, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘMercury-Silicon Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘRed Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘApex Mine (Rundberg Mine; Early Day Mine), Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘKyle Hot Springs, Buena Vista Valley, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘMcCoy-Strong, McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘPeacock-Eckman, McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘGoldbanks mine, Goldbanks Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘLowboy mine, Birch Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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