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Opal from
Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Comments:Both CT and A varieties.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288332
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288332:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘMammoth No. 5 prospect, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘThompson Mine, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘWright Prospect, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘTip Top Mine, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘHarvey Mine (Telluride Mine), Beatty, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMeiklejohn Peak, Beatty, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘBVC Claims, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘEmpress Mine, Tokop Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘRalston prospect (Eclipse), Cuprite Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘSulfur Prospect No. 1, Cuprite Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology NBMG Open-File Report 96-3 By Stephen B. Castor, Christopher D. Henry, Lisa A. Shevenell
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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