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Precious Opal from
Buenos Aires Mine, Pénjamo, Pénjamo Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Opal var: Precious Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Precious Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buenos Aires Mine, Pénjamo, Pénjamo Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:50667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:50667:4
GUID (UUID V4):18eca459-8d12-4486-8e69-c330b3337660
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Dana’s Tratado de Mineralogia...States Geological Survey; The Universidad de Guanajuato; Universidad de Sonora; and the University of
Book
"'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project
Journal (issue)
material known as " M a x i x e Beryl" from the Maxixe Mine (Minas Gérais, Brazil). This particular specimen...claimed it as a new mineral in 1933. T h e Maxixe Mine was then a recent discovery. T h e figures regarding...state that our present C h a i r m a n of the Precious Stone T r a d e Section has recently had blue...Recently, because of statements by scientists and mine-owners, we are wording our reports in a m a n n...Beryl mine also told me that no one (presumably in Brazil) knew the whereabouts of the Maxixe Mine. Following
Journal (issue)
board were not needed. With a final visit in Buenos Aires to the railway station, Peter ended his fascinating...May/June 201 O MINEHOUSE FARM, NORTH HERODSFOOT MINE Early this year the Society received an approach...original site of what is now known as North Herodsfoot Mine. We were warmly welcomed by Richard who gave us...are covered in trees, woods, undergrowth, soil and mine debris/spoil including a lot of slate like material...potential - clearing woodland, scrub, removing soil and mine spoil a few days at a time. Richard is looking for
Journal (issue)
n d to the east of the well-known U m b a River mine producing pastel shades of gem corundum. T h e precise...by Moench and Meyrowitz (1964) from Laguna, New Mexico, who reasonably assumed that the v a n a d i u...especially, perhaps, in the contact aureole which at the mine for the pastel-shaded corundums is complex a n d...Goldmanite, a v a n a d i u m garnet from Laguna, New Mexico. Amer. Min., 49, p p . 644-655. Naeser C. & Saul...were a 5-32 et moldavite, a stained quartzite, an opal of bluish-black colour sprinkled with small iridescent
Book (volume)
5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...El Paso, Texas. Information on the Virgin Valley opal deposits was given by G. Keith Hodson of Scottsdale...operator of the Little Three Mine at Ramona, and Ralph R. Potter of the Himalaya Mine at Mesa Grande provided...Diamond, Corundum (Ruby and Sapphire), Beryl, Topaz, Opal. IMPORTANT GEMSTONES The Feldspar Group, Spodumene...of the Dewey Diamond . The Murfreesboro diamond mine . A California diamond crystal . Seven corundum
Report (issue)
• •• ••• ••• . .. ••• ••• •• • • ••• Mexico • •• • • • • Chile •• • Colombia Uruguay Venezuela...referred to as precious stones, while others of less value ar.e reckoned as semi-precious. It is t1sual...t1sual to restrict the term '' precious '' to the most highly p1·ized varieties of pearl., diamond, emerald...emerald, ruby, sapphire and precious or '' noble '' opal, bu·t no line can be drawn between the semiprecious...stones. Even the emer,a1d, ruby, sapphire and precious opal are only exceptionally beautiful and rare varieties
Book (volume)
cushion cut rhodochrosite (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern...bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-945005-22-9 1. Precious stones — North America. QE392.5.N6S56 1997 ...Company, New York City, whose famous Gems and Precious Stones ofNorth America (1890-92) provided the...operators, Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA; Max & Suzy Berchtold, Royal Rainbow Mine, Laytonville, CA; Ralph...Mineral Co., Tempe, AZ; Steven & Lorna Lukinuk, Precious Purple Gemstones, Thunder Bay, ONT; Earl G. Matheson
Journal (issue)
skin of a serpent—for our purposes is as follows—precious or noble serpentine comprising the purer translucent..."mottled and veined, dark and light green semi-precious serpentines occur at other Opaque crystals of...yellow-green colours, ricolite from Rico in New Mexico, which is a fine-grained serpentine occurring in...of Hungary. A similar material is miskeyite, a "precious serpentine" found at Gurtiphol, near St. Gallenkirch... a good polish. F r o m Pelham, Mass., U.S.A. Precious serpentine. Same as noble serpentine. Picrolite
Catalog/List
fact and fancy; Cornishmen and Australian copper; mine names in the west of England; some characters in...west Cornwall, seven more. $50.00 7. Beard, J.T. MINE GASES AND EXPLOSIONS NY: John Wiley 1st ed, 1908...heat and its effects, the atmosphere, common mine gases, mine explosions, testing for gas. Chapters VI &...from the Mesabi Range to New Guinea, Columbia and Mexico. Foreword by Herbert Hoover. $35.00 13. Bevan,...Chapters include explosives and blasting ground, mine drainage, controlling excavations, underhand/overhand
Report (Issue volume)
memorias. Actas Soc. pal. Buenos Aires Actas de la Sociedad paleontologica de Buenos Aires. (May be bound with...with An. Mus. nae. Buenos Aires.) Actes A cad. natle. Sci. Bordeaux Actes de I 'Academie nationale des...es. ,n. Inst. geol. Mexico lnstituto geologico de Mexico; Anales. (1930 +, Mexico. Universldad nacional...Universidad nacional. Museo de La Plata; Anales. Buenos Aires. Seccion geologi.ca y mineralogica (Sec. geol...An. Mus. nae. Buenos Aires Anales del Museo nacional de historia natural, Buenos Aires. (To 1874, Mus
Journal (issue)
jewelry and the most exquisite cut gems to raw precious stones and production equipment Hardrock Summit...Piritas de Navajún .....................47 Hopkins Opal ...........................107 Prospectors Panorama...play-ofcolor. Boulder opals display the same seams of opal resting on or penetrating the ironstone matrix,...Mexican fire opals produce the same. There are many opal varieties, qualities, and prices to match our aesthetics...Peruvian opal, icecream opal, Morado opal, bertrandite (Tiffany Stone), candy-stripe and Utah lace opal, dendritic
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on the crown. New Finds A. Gold Base Gem Crystal Opal \\ ith red, blue, orange & green colour p attern...specialize in Gem Quality Crystal opal. \\' e have been mining and dealing in opal for 8 years. integrity and...BOOK ON OPAL • BEAUTIFUL COLOR PLATES • INFORMATION ON ALL THE AUSTRALIAN OPAL FIELDS! THE OPAL BOOK tells...the places where opal has been found - how and where to look for opal - how to m ine opal - how to cut and...how to care for precious opal stones and jewelry. It records authentic tales of opal from all over the
Book (volume)
bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-945005-22-9 l. Precious stones - North America. QE392.5.N6S56 1997 ...Cornpany, New York City, whose farnous Gems and Precious Stones of.North America (1890-92) provided the...operators, Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA; Max & Suzy Berchtold, Royal Rainbow Mine, Laytonville, CA; Ralph...Mineral Co., Tempe, AZ; Steven & Lorna Lukinuk, Precious Purple Gemstones, Thunder Bay, ONT; ·Earl G. Matheson...Hollywood, CA; David C. & Barbara T. Smith, Four Clover Mine, Castro Valley, CA; Lita R. Smitl1-Gharet, Steel
Catalog/List
little-noticed work containing much of interest on precious metals, jewelry and gemstones, ivory carvings...good. Sections include varieties of silica (agate, opal, chalcedony, flint) and their uses; quartz and its...Freespirited narrative of the author’s adventures in the opal fields of central Australia, New South Wales and...21. Bruce, Gan LIGHTNING RIDGE: HOME OF THE BLACK OPAL - UNIQUE TO THE WORLD Lightning Ridge: Pub by author...link to understanding the present. This is not an opal picture book. (Overlooked by Sinkankas). $175.00
Catalog/List
Includes sections on the United Verde Extension Mine and the Cherry Creek mining district. Also includes...illustrated. $100.00 5. Argall Jr., G.O. & C.O. Brawner MINE DRAINAGE SF: Freeman Pub, 1982. 9” X 6”, pp 848...large modern text recording the first International Mine Drainage Symposium held in Denver, May 1979. $ 25...historical photos. $40.00 8. Ball, S.H. A ROMAN BOOK ON PRECIOUS STONES LA: GIA, 1950. 9 ¼” X 6 ¼”, pp xii + 388;...$30.00 12. Bogart, R.C. SOME TALK ABOUT A COPPER MINE Prescott: Ralph Tanner 1st ed, 1990. 10 ¼” X 7”
Journal (issue)
.................. 16 A Method for Using Tecopa Opal by F.W. Seasholtz ................................Foull Collectlng In Lincoln National Fornt, New Mexico by Joe Fromhold ........ 58 Mrs. Joan Pichotta...you're lucky, maybe you'll bring home a vial of the precious metal (right center). But, lucky or not, It's...Colorado, South Dakota, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and Alaska...dashed lines around the pattern show about the way mine was trimmed. I did all the grinding to the outline
Catalog/List
including Roebling specimen R101, a Virgin Valley Opal with purity of color and rainbow flash that is unparalleled...com/5110 87003 CYANOTRICHITE Grandview (Last Chance) Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA Fuzzy...Estimate: $800-$1,200 87004 KROEHNKITE Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile...MALACHITE PSEUDOMORPH after AZURITE New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co...Estimate: $250-$500 87007 FLUORITE Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois
Journal (issue)
................40 Minerals of the Bonanza King Mine by Mary Frances Strong ...........................50 per lb. COCONUTS - Geodes and nodules from Mexico may be hollow and lined with quartz crystals or...this is the best ~uttlng material to come from Mexico in the last five years. Colors range from bright..................... $1.00 per lb. Calico Agate. Mexico, " plumes". lavender. tan and cream colors .................. $ 1.50 per lb. Crazy Lace Agates. Mexico, choice mix, colorful... .....................
Journal (issue)
scintillating colors of Australian opal come to us through the courtesy of the Opal Spectrum company. For details...Our Cover feature. And, for a fascinating look at opal mining , plus more pictures, turn to page 8. AND...TX 78745 4 - JANUARY 1977 HOW TO CUT BRAZILIAN OPAL lapidary techniques for a new material by W.L Maison...and Barbara Thomas 32 TIPS ON BUYING AND CUTTING OPAL Advice from the professionals 34 ART NOUVEAU Easy-to-do...Gunther FEATURES 8 COO BER PEDY TODAY A visit to the opal mines by Lee Cross 15 INTERNAL STRUCTURES AND
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Weighing 43 ounces avdps. • •.••••••.•••••••••• $40.00 Opal, Queensland. In ironstone. 3 x 1 ½ . Good fi re...stalactitic. 3 x 2 x 2. . . • • • . 1.25 Cinnabar, New Mexico. In part xld. on rock. 4 x 3 x 1 ½ . . . . . .... 3 x 2 ¼ . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Microlite, New Mexico. Bright yellow micro. xis. densely disseminated...respectively). Moss Opal From Yuma Co., Colo. What is believed to be a new locality for moss opal is an area 20...Colorado, and there is quite a sprinkling of the opal. A small sample was sent to the Editor of Rocks
Journal (issue)
'>t7-ffi79 New Finds A. Gold 8;1,t' Cem Cl))tal Opal \\ tth n-c.l. him·. t1ra1111.1· & 1-(rt't'tt t•t1lt1ur...11t•,·1ali1,· 111 ( :,•111 ()11altt~ ( :11 ,tal opal. \\ t• ha, t' ht•t•n 111111u111. a11d ~l,·al11111... Our greatest offer ever! Never purchased opal from Opal Spectrum before? Now is the time to discover...Delivery it makes this the greatest value-for-money opal offer we've ever made. LOOK AT THESE SAVINGS! BETTER...List at right. OPAL SPECTRUM GUARANTEE 1. We guarantee that the opal you purchase from Opal Spectrum to
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Slabs & Spheres. I Dennis Streetman Jose Lopez Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: 011-54-9-11-4402-3958 email:...MINERALS GIFTS • Sterling Silver Jewelry with semi-precious stones • Aqua aura • Titanium • Quartz crystals...hearts • Stone words • Fairy Mix • Kids Collections • Opal Jewelry and more!!! TUCSON GEM SHOW LOCATION: Pueblo...V 4>- ■ nar ! t lb. Pink Lazurine W Oregon Opal Aqua Aura Azeztulite Herkimer Siberian Blue Quartz...#742-744 February 2006 11 \.... Larimar * i i Mine/Factory/Direct CARIBBEAN LARIMAR ltd. Sterling
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dramond saw blades start as thin as 006"' Ideal for opal 6" $7.75 PLASTIC LAPS Flat as a sheet of glass...materiaJ. C lean with minimal waste. Rarest and finest opal of its kind to come l)ut o f AustraJia. I. 15 gram...specimen or cutting material E. BOULDER OPAL MATRIX Brilliant black opal colour interspersed in lron Stone...i11 (;pm ()mtlit~ C ry~tal opal. \\\• havt' been mining and d ealing in opal fur 8 years. lnh'Krit~ all(l...California Yes. Phillips, Drawer 400L, Ruidoso, New Mexico 88345 has just what you need. * GIA Debuts New
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Felipe Indian pueblo, southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Masque of the Yellow Moon, annual dramatic production...Ceremonial races, corn dances, Taos Indian pueblo, New Mexico. Fiesta of Santa Cruz; performances of Los Moros... Santa Cruz, New Mexico. Annual Fiesta de los Floret, No3-10 gales, Sonora, Mexico. Gonzalo Guerrero...Guerrero Almada, chairman. Cinco de Mayo, Mexico Independence day, celebrations in SpanishAmerican towns of the...convention, United Postal 8-10 Employes of New Mexico, Hilton hotel, Albuquerque. J. A. Werner, Albuquerque
 
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