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Opal from
BCC Mines, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Comments:Bright green Hyalite under SW light, not noticable under normal lighting
Habit:None
Colour:Not Noticeable under normal light
Luminescent properties:Bright Green
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visual (Fluorescence)
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view BCC Mines, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:996877
Long-form Identifier:1:3:996877:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘMaggie Mine, Maggie Canyon zeolite and Mn deposit, Maggie Canyon, Kimble Mining Sub-District, Cleopatra Mining District, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
78.6km (48.9 miles) ⓘBagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine, Tiger Wash, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
99.7km (62.0 miles) ⓘKing of Arizona Mine, Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
The-Vug.com Collecting Minerals of La Paz County DVD
 
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