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Chrysoprase from
Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA


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Chrysoprase, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Chrysoprase

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Chrysoprase, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Chrysoprase, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Chrysoprase

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Chrysoprase, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Chrysoprase, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Chrysoprase

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
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Chrysoprase, etc.

Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Chrysoprase' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rhyolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysoprase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chrysoprase and Moss Opal deposits, River Pines, Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:923973
Long-form Identifier:1:3:923973:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysoprase
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘMooney prospect (Mooney claims), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ni occurrence [1], Valley Springs, Pardee Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘCopperopolis Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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