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Opal from
Dos Cabezas project (Gold Prince Mine; Henry Clay Mine; Pat Price Mine; Bain Mine; Murphy Mine; Basin Mine), Dos Cabezas, Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Project
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Silver2
Acanthite2
Native Gold2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dos Cabezas project (Gold Prince Mine; Henry Clay Mine; Pat Price Mine; Bain Mine; Murphy Mine; Basin Mine), Dos Cabezas, Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:735541
Long-form Identifier:1:3:735541:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘRustler Park, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘKing Ainsworth Mine group (Oregon Mine group), Portal, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘFlys Peak (Fly Peak), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘCenturion Mine, Centurion, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘFesterling Mine (Elsicor Mine; Cora Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (San Juan group; Gordon Mine; Mann adit; Sulphide adit; Silver adit), Gordon Camp, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘMaid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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