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Opal from
Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California, 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 Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:146234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:146234:0
GUID (UUID V4):34090bdf-92d1-47e8-b419-f3fd6b0b4548
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
13.9km (8.6 miles) Unnamed diatomite deposit [2], Arroyo Grande, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) Unnamed diatomite deposit [1], San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) Pismo Heights Company property, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) Los Penascos Ranch deposit (Los Pemascos Ranch deposit), Shell Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) Ferrell deposit, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) Incello Company property (Thompson Reid Estate; U.S. Refractories Company), Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) Estrella Mine, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) San Luis Range Diatomite Mine, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) Dibble pit, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) Unnamed Diatomite deposits [7], Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Report (issue)
Miocene) and Origin of the Santa Maria Basin, California Petroleum Source Potential and Thermal Maturity...Sal, Onshore Santa Maria Basin, California Obispo Formation, California: Remobilized Pyroclastic Material...Superintendent of Documents.) Maps MENLO PARK, California-Bldg. 3, Rm. 3128, 345 Middlefield Rd. RESTON...Miocene) and Origin of the Santa Maria Basin, California By RICHARD G. STANLEY, SAMUEL Y. JOHNSON, CARL...Miocene) near Point Sal, Onshore Santa Maria Basin, California By RICHARD G. STANLEY, MARKJ. PAWLEWICZ, DAVID
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varieties, with favorite location of quartz agate, opal wood — collectors. The petrified gems throughout... tell about other quartz varieties such as the opal, and petrified wood; and to give him the most complete...— the agate. Lelande Quick La Jolla (San Diego), California Vll Acknowledgments After book a...collecting in several states, par- ticularly in California. To refresh been made my memory and to ...Boyer of La Jolla, California. Lelande Quick La Jolla (San Diego), California IX Contents Preface
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ties and forms of quartz gems other than agate, opal and its varieties, and petrified wood a great favorite...tell abot1t otl1er Cttiartz varieties st1ch as the opal, jasper, ancl petrified wood; a11d to give l1in1...Wilcla Boyer of La Jolla, California. AFTER A 1 Lt::LANDJ:: Qu1cK La Jolla (San Dicg;o), (ialifor11ia...chryso1)rase, tigereye, and common and preciot1s opal. In the gen eral 01)inion of n1ost collectors, chalced...t1nemployed tramped the hills and valleys in California in search of more gold, and they brought home
Report (volume)
clinoptilolite from a tuff bed in the Barstow Formation of California. .____ _._.._.___........_. 3. Map showing occurrences...however, potassic clinoptilolites are known in California (Sheppard and others, 1965) and in Japan (Minato...1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Near Vaughn, Cascade County. .. Tuff and tuffaceous siltstone and sandstone...FormaR. 14 E., Chouteau County. tion of Eocene age. Near Harlem, Blaine County..... Bentonite in the Bearpaw...Bearpaw Shale of Cretaceous age. Near Turner, Blaine County ... ....do..............-.---.----. Near Livingston
Book (edition)
crystals, Areas in Maine, Connecticut and California, and Madagascar, are famous for Lava known...and Washington occur the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate...crystal and a cut specimen of kunzite. Found in California, kunzite lilac or Diamond in matrix. Rough...River country of Utah or the far southern part of California, is no place for a human being in the summer;...material that cannot be taken away. Some of the California thunder egg localities have been ravaged who
Book (edition)
on collecting. by DAROLD J. HENRY Author of California Gem Trails, Gem Trail Journal, The Rock Collector's...naturalist, a miner­ alogist, and an educator in California schools as well as a writer of many articles... Gordon, 1810 E. Anaheim Street, Long Beach, California No portions of this book may be reproduced in... I l ti CALIFORNIA GEM TRAILS TABLE OF CONTENTS * FOREWORD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.................PENTZ QUARRY SONOMA COUNTY . HUMBOLDT COUNTY EEL RIVER BEAR CANYON CREEK TRINITY COUNTY 8 9 9 9 9 10 II
Journal (issue)
............................... 355 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCALITIES. 14. SEARLES LAKE. By J.1ck Schu·arlz... . ... ..... .... . .. ..... . 359 A 1v1EXICAN OPAL 1\11N E. By Pa11I E. Killinger ...................southern part of Virginia (in northwestern Campbell County) and beautifulJy situated high up on the south...small hamlet in the ~outhwestern part of Nelson County 356 • (about 3 miles west of U. S. Rt. 29)...( a small hamlet in northeastern Prince Edward County) is about 50 miles east of Lynchburg on U. S. Rt
Report (issue)
Miocene) near Point Sal, onshore Santa Maria basin, California by Richard G. Stanley1, Mark J. Pawlewicz2,...Government. 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 2U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado...Miocene) near Point Sal, onshore Santa Maria basin, California By Richard G. Stanley, Mark J. Pawlewicz, David...onshore Neogene Santa Maria basin of central California. Eighteen outcrop samples (14 from lacustrine...important petroleumproducing region in coastal California (fig. 1). Since the first commercial discovery
Report (issue)
TA MARGARITA AREA, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA C3 BULLETIN 199 California Division of Mines and...and Geology Sacramento, California, 1976 • iUN!Vl.AilN 1 .-..,.q 0C1 Z, ' THE LIBRARY OF THE...UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS BASIC GEOLOGY OF THE SANTA MARGARITA AREA, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA...CALIFORNIA by Earl W. Hart BULLETIN 199 1976 CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF M INES AND GEOLOGY 1416 9TH STREET, ROOM...ROOM 1341 SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 ... STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE RESOURCES AGENCY EDMUND G. BROWN J R.,
Report (issue)
Diagenetic Carbonates in Marine Miocene Formations of California and Oregon GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER...Diagenetic Carbonates in Marine Miocene Formations of California and Oregon By K. J. MURATA, IRVING FRIEDMAN,...DIAGENETIC CARBONATES IN MARINE MIOCENE FORMATIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON By K. J. MTJRATA, TRYING FRIEDMAN...concretionary zones in marine Miocene shales of California and Oregon. They manifest an unusually wide range...Mudstone of Oregon and the Monterey Shale of California (Suavely and others, 1964; Bramlette, 1946).
Journal (issue)
Creek, CO, as well as several other Colorado, California, Alaska, and other gold-associated localities...opals in sandstone at Mintabie and Coober Pedy. The opal mines are underground; miners drill holes and blast...go into a later newsletter. Steve Hill indicating opal mining sites. Photo: Sheryl Sims. The Mineral Newsletter...outcrop near the Hunt Valley Mall in Baltimore County, MD. The dark specks are tiny garnets. The Mineral...to cut opal and work with color play. All materials provided, including pieces of common opal and a precious
Journal (issue)
STAINLESS STEEL CABBING UNIT This machine is made in the USA for Kingsley North. Features an all stainless steel...specimen in uncut form from Luis De Los Santos at the 2013 Tucson Show. Luis discovered Crater agate in...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Washington County Fairgrounds; 873 NE 34th Ave.; Fri. 12-6, Sat....www.gemfaire.com 1-3—NIPOMO, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Orcutt Mineral Society; Nipomo High School; 525 N...tailgaters; contact Wes Lingerfelt, PO Box 176, Nipomo, CA 93444, (805) 929-3788; e-mail: info@ omsinc
Report (issue)
IN APPRECIATION To publish a directory of the California Federation sible \\;thout the cooperation of...innluable society impos- service. The members of the San Francisco Society who cut stencils, ran the mimeograph........................................ 15 Clark County Gem Collectors, Inc............................................................ 31-32 El Dorado County Mineral & Gem Society.................................... 35-36 Gem and Mineral Society of San Mateo County, Inc ....................................
Journal (issue)
.................................. 3 The Miner—Nipomo, CA and Its Annual Rainbow of Gems Show .........survived the extinction in South Africa. The Miner—Nipomo, CA and Its Annual Rainbow of Gems Show by John...about the 46th Annual Rainbow of Gems Show in Nipomo, California. It was put on by the Orcutt Gem & Mineral...through 4, 2013. OGMS is a member of the CFMS (California Federation Mineralogical Society). I became friends...drawing crowds of club members and show attendees. Nipomo has been having these gem shows for over 46 years
Report (issue)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALLUVIAL BASINS REGIONAL AQUIFER-SYSTEMS ANALYSIS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY By W. R. Moyle...Open-File Report 85-695 ro ro I Sacramento, California 1986 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...Survey 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2234 Sacramento, California 95825 Open-File Services Section Western Distribution...-------Southern California and offshore-------------------------Arizona, California, Mexico, and Nev...gory 5: Southern California and offshore------------Category 6: Arizona, California, Mexico, and Nevada------
Book (volume)
THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma...The Southwestern Quadrant Arizoni, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisicna, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma...Mineral Location Numbers Arizona Arkansas California Colorado 258 Louis B30 ana HOW TO USE...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible...for the county in which it is located. This site number also appears under the given county in the text
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150 pounds in weight have been found at Pala, California. A fortyfour pound crystal nineteen inches in...Hampshire, and from Pala, Rincón, and Mesa Grande, California. Amethyst quartz crystals have been found occasionally...Carolina; at Amelia, Virginia, near Clayton, Rabun county, Georgia; etc. The old localities near West Chester...at Shaw and Esray's quarry near Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and is now in the collection of...Ramona, ry, Topsham, Maine, to sixteen inches in California. Recently quartz pseudomorlength and a foot in
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$835.00 for a faceting machine ... investigatel San Jose, CA January 23, 24, 1982 * Graves has manufactured...information and requests 10 the American Federation CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES 0111~1"1...See them at the Red Carpet Show by Dan Connolly Opal, amber, jade, gold, shells, fossils and other attractions...Depending upon yield - 30 to 50% from our rough opal - and your market, profits should not be less than...cutting opal for profit, and WISH TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS ask for our leaflet on how to cut opal more
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Oklahoma and Oregon Shows 27 Arkansas Shows 28 California Shows 45 Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South...Press at P.O. Box 740864, Arvada, Colorado 80006 USA; International 1 -(720) 946-2808; Toll-free 1 -(877)...have it mailed to you. ADVERTISER INDEX 17 A&S Opal. LLC...................................... Back...own locales — in Colorado, Arkansas, Arizona, California, and in past years, even England and Chile! —...LLC Your American source for quality Australian Opal ROUGH • RUBS • CABOCHONS • CARVINGS A I''"’’
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I have decided it was — or is Archean in Surry County, North Carolina. There gneiss metamorphi2ed; and...and is in the is a Crystal Mountain in Watauga County. belt of rocks in North Carolina that is I do not...in CheroGetting back to my unusual find of kee County, South Carolina, in Gaston, amethystine, and the...from which the solid pale orchid eastern Yadkin County, extending across colored crystals have formed...Stokes actly like the matrix from which the fire opal of Mexico occurs, and some- Counties. I have yet
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Galaxy & Nova Wheels This machine is made in the USA by Kingsley North. Features: • Stainless Steel construction...PORTLAND, OR SAN RAFAEL, CA PLEASANTON, CA SACRAMENTO, CA SANTA BARBARA, CA COSTA MESA, CA SAN DIEGO, CA...CA ANDERSON, CA SAN RAFAEL, CA SALT LAKE CITY, UT BOISE, ID More show dates at GEMFAIRE.COM America’s...recently received a beautiful shipment of colorful Welo opal direct from Ethiopia. You can call us for a custom...the latest shipment. New Opal Special EWOBM-1 Medium sized rough Welo opal “B” grade. Regular price
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.70 .35 40 .50 Opal Mosaic 2.50 3.00 Opel Tnp1e1s 2.00 2.50 3.00 Opal 1vvmte) t-1ery 5.50...galls CALIFORNIA'S PAINTED GORGE Find it east of San Diego by James R. M itchell 10 48 • ,rJ.• ·. ...Secret splendors of the gem world by W. Tay lor CALIFORNIA MINERALS Who's behind the name? by Eleanor Learned...1nlormat•on and requests to the Amencan Federat,on CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES FEATURES...Depending upon yield - 30 to 50% from our rough opal - and your market, profits should not be less than
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Media, Inc., 3585 Maple St., Ste. 232, Ventura, California 93003-3517, telephone (805) 644-3824. Periodicals...Neptunite San Benito Co., CA Watercolor by Frederick C. Wilda© Special Exhibit: California Collectors...overhanging Monterey pine during sunset on the coast in California many years ago, I decided the setting sun over...bcox@fusd1.org 6-8—LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society; Sonora...nocgms.com 7—DELTA, COLORADO: Annual show; Delta County Rock Wranglers; Heddles Recreation Center; 530
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SAN NTTN TT PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1111 01599 4096 Rocks and Minerals of California THIRD REVISED EDITION...LIBRARY GA BAPAEL CALIFORALA Rocks and Minerals of California THIRD REVISED EDITION Color Photographs W...greatly indebted to Dr. Gordon Oakeshott of the California State Division of Mines for his kind examination...received from the staff of the Geology Department of San Jose State College. We wish also to acknowledge and... Mrs. Eleanor M. Learned, who worked for the California Division of Mines and Geology, for looking over
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describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...microscope. is — — A few gem materials notably, opal and obsidian are amorphous, lacking crystal structure...with light such as creates the unique beauty of opal or labradorite, the starry splendor of star sapphire...heavier liquids are As gems lie in the range between opal (sp. gr. 2.1) and zircon (sp. gr. 4.7), quick and...experimentally. diamond is now manufactured. Even Opal, however, has resisted manufacture it. It is still
 
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