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Precious Opal from Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA

USA
 
  • Nevada
    • Humboldt County
[var. Black Opal] Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
USGS Bull 1538D
Christopher Wentzell
Eckert, Allen W. (1997) The World of Opals. (John Wiley & Sons, New York). p. 312,310.
Rocks & Min.:13:56.
USGS Bull 1538D
Christopher Wentzell collection.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
USGS Bull 1538D
Christopher Wentzell
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
USGS Bull 1538D
Rocks & Min.: 8:16
19:13.
USGS Bull 1538D
Keith Hodson, (1994) personal communication to Christopher Wentzell
[var. Black Opal]
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Christopher Wentzell
        • WRT Stonetree group ("Dominion Opal Mine")
Christopher Wentzell collection.
Sinkankas, John (1959) Gemstones of North America Vol. 1. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.
Christopher Wentzell, dug 2013 October
known since 1994,C. Wentzell collection
Christopher N. Wentzell
various contributors (2013) Nevada-Jackpot! Mineral Monograph 18, Lithographie LLC, 59
 
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