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Opal from
Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA


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Opal, etc.

Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
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Opal, etc.

Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Pyrrhotite3
Macdonaldite1
Sanbornite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:953852
Long-form Identifier:1:3:953852:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Opal in this Region
Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Esquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘSnow Cap Mine, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘRush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘForbes Property, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘCole Spring Outcrops, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Diatomite occurrence (1), Indian Springs, Madera County, California, USA
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘVan Gordon Creek Prospect, Dumtah, Tulare County, California, USA
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘPickup Mine (Chipmunk Mine), Lookout Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
References
Walstrom, Robert E., Leising, Joseph F. (2005) Barium Minerals of the Sanbornite Deposits, Fresno County, California. The Mineralogical Record, Axis Online Journal: 1(8): 1-18.
 
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