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Opal from
Flat Tire group (Flat Tire diatomite deposit), Dry Mountain, Whitlock Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA


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 Flat Tire group (Flat Tire diatomite deposit), Dry Mountain, Whitlock Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:996830
Long-form Identifier:1:3:996830:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWhite Bluffs Uranium prospect, Dry Mountain, Whitlock Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘWhitlock Mines Inc. prospect (Whitlock deposit), Slick Rock Wash, Whitlock Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘSolomon deposit (Solomonville Diatomite; Solomonville deposits), Solomon Pass, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘDiatomite prospect, Duncan area Diatomite deposits, Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘDuncan area Diatomite deposits, Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘ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
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed diatomite deposit, Fort Thomas, Gila Valley, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
62.5km (38.9 miles) ⓘCliff Roy Mine, Cap Rock Mountain Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘDeer Creek Fire Agate Mine, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10062190, MRDS ID #TC35492.
 
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