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Opal from
Wall Canyon, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Canyon
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 Wall Canyon, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:992983
Long-form Identifier:1:3:992983:8
GUID (UUID V4):25af1718-3e1d-42a4-99a7-d90d9d7a1e34
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
27.8km (17.3 miles) Mahogany Peak, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) Orion Group (Gillam; Boar; Ymer), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) Unnamed prospect (MRDS10295921), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) Royal Rainbow Mine, Donnelly Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
58.1km (36.1 miles) Little Joe opal mine (Black Rock mine; Little Jo mine), Donnelly Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
84.6km (52.5 miles) Wind Mountain Mine, San Emidio Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
86.7km (53.9 miles) San Emidio prospect (Mud Flat prospect), San Emidio Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
97.6km (60.6 miles) April Fool group, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
98.2km (61.0 miles) Kelley Mine, Virgin Valley Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
98.5km (61.2 miles) Royal Peacock Group Mines, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
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Report (issue)
Annotated Bibliography and Preliminary Survey of Nevada Paleobotany by Howard E. Schorn 1 - 2 , Christopher...Quadrangle Appendix B: Bibliography Cross-Referenced by County/Quadrangle Appendix C: Bibliography Cross-Referenced...groups of the Nevada Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Department of...of Transportation, Nevada Parks and Recreation, the Nevada State Museum, and geologists, paleontologists...Annotated Bibliography and Preliminary Survey of Nevada paleobotany arranged alphabetically by author and/or
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst
Report (issue)
INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL SUMMARIES for NEVADA U.S. Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Study...the U.S. Government iMenlo Park, CA 94025 1990 Nevada Briefing Book U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS IN NEVADA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14....48. 49. 50. 51. 52. Alder Creek Antelope Arrow Canyon Augusta Mountains Bad Lands Black Rock Desert Blue...Lakes Bluebell Bonelli Peak Buffalo Hills Burbank Canyon Calico Mountains Carson Iceberg Cedar Ridge China
Report (issue)
resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada by George Wong Open-File Report 83-721 This...resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada By George Wong The purpose of this map is to identify...State of Nevada except for the Columbia Plateau Province in the northwestern part of Nevada and the Lake...Lake Tahoe area, which is part of the Sierra Nevada Province. Mineralized areas were drawn around the...Information on the locations were obtained from the county reports and other literature. Even though the individual
Report (issue)
.................... .see Timbered Crater Bear Canyon.......................................... 18 Bear........................................ 31 Black Canyon......................................... .35 Black..................................... 103 Chidago Canyon........................................ 62 Coyote......................... .71 East Fork High Rock Canyon ................................ 76 Eden Valley.................................... 95 High Rock Canyon ...................................... .97 Independence
Journal (issue)
desert, through the Mojave desert to Inyo county, southern Nevada and southern Utah, and Arizona, on sandy...ranging into the desert areas of eastern San Diego county and on to the edge of the Colorado desert. Blooms...the lower ones dark blue or purple. In the Grand Canyon and adjacent regions the flowers are a lighter...7000 feet, in Arizona, New Mexico and southern Nevada, to be looked for from March to May. THE DESERT...Fe, New Mexico. Sept. 2-3-4-5—Nevada State Fair and Rodeo, Fallon, Nevada. Sept. 3-4—Third Annual Gem and
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Smokies, the Sierra Nevada, the Rockies and Black Hills, the Cascades and the Grand Canyon, the Oregon and...North Carolina, a big diamond or two in Arkansas, opal in Idaho, and so on. Old locations suddenly are...eye of the microscope. 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
Journal (issue)
29-30 — Tooele County Fair, Tooele, Utah. Aug. 29-Sept. 1—Elko County Fair. Elko, Nevada. Aug. 29-Sept...Calif. Aug. 30-Sept. 1—Fallon '49 Show, Fallon, Nevada. Aug. 30-Sept. 1—Old Time Mining Celebration, Randsburg...California. Aug. 30-Sept. 1 — Annual Nevada Rodeo, Winnemucca, Nevada. Aug. 31-Sept. 1—Annual Labor Day...Indian Pueblo, New Mexico. Sept. 4-6 — Sanpete County Fair, Manti, Utah. Sept. 4-7—Antelope Valley Fair...Sept. 12-14 — Coif ax County Fair, Springer, New Mexico. Sept. 12-14—Valencia County Fair, Belen, New Mexico
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HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...are recom- provide effective immunity for rock wall. Likewise, streams cut through strata found where...United States are open pits, such as the enorBingham Canyon, Utah, although here some tunnels, known to miners
Journal (issue)
Rodeo, Deming, New Mexico. October 10-12 — Greenlee County Fair, Clifton, Arizona. October 11-12—Annual Liars...Twentynine Palms, California. October 18-19—Cochise County Fair, Douglas, Arizona. October 19-25—Southwestern...Nevills Plaque is Dedicated 5 EXPLORATION Glen Canyon Voyage . . . . . . . . By RANDALL HENDERSON TRUE...Nevills. The Nevills plaque will remain on the canyon wall just beneath Navajo bridge over the Colorado...JUAN RIVER • GREEN RIVER COLORADO RIVER • GRAND CANYON SALMON RIVER • SNAKE RIVER BY THE RIVER THEY LOVED
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topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...other exposure and following them along the rock wall UkewIse. streams In limestone areas may cut through...pits, such as the enormous copper mine at Bingham Canyon, Utah, althoug h here some tunnels, known to miners...open pit, yo u may be work ing near unstable rock wall s, where a hard hat must be worn and extreme care...shafts closed or blocked by slides. and the rock wall so covered with thorny vegetation that there Is
Book (volume)
particolor amethsyt (78.70 ct), Hallelujah Junction, Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California;...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill O. Murphy
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...........................................283 Nevada ................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
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Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah lL JWNTOA...Arizoni, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisicna, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, ind Utak by Allan...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...the heading of Arizona, on the map of Maricopa County, the site x How to Use This Book indicated
Book (volume)
...........................................243 Nevada ...................................................467 Appendix D - The Various names & Forms of Opal .......................................473 Appendix...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a
Book (volume)
...........................................243 Nevada ...................................................469 Appendix D - The Various names & Forms of Opal .......................................475 Appendix...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a
Book
Petrified Wood 131 Characteristics of Agates; Opal, Queen of the Gems; Petrified Wood; Commonly Occurring...Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North...Family Gemstones The Various Names and Forms of Agate Opal and Its Varieties Recommendations for Use of Polishing...quartzite, rock crystal, amethyst, chrysoprase, opal, etc.), serpentine, and steatite (massive talc)...over the camel caravan routes. Meanwhile, precious opal was introduced about 4000 B.C. from mines in Kenya
Report (volume)
and Gold Depo~its, Tonopah.l,0 X,2° Qu.adrangle, Nevada~ Description and Applications to Exploration~ ...and gold deposits, Tonopah 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada: description and applications to exploration I... Gold mines and mining-Nevada-Tonopah region. 2. Gold mines and mining-Nevada-Tonopah region. I. Title............................................ . Wall Canyon Mine ........................................................................ . Green Monster Canyon Area .........................................
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Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona. July 27-Aug. 6^Carbon County Centennial prografn, Price, Utah. July 31-Aug....dances, Santa Clara, New Mexico. Aug. 13-16—Cache county fair and rodeo, Logan, Utah. Aug. 14-17—Inter-Tribal...16-24—White Pine county fair and race meet, Ely, Nevada. Aug. 21-23—West Millard county centennial celebration...Aug. 22-24—White Pine county "Go Western" days, Ely, Nevada. Aug. 22-24—Nevada state open golf tournament...tournament Reno, Nevada. Aug. 23-24—League of Utah Writers 12th (Centennial) Roundup, story and poetry forums
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Desert Magazine ECCK Shop DIRECTORY OF SOUTHERN NEVADA PLACE NAMES by Walter Averett. Limited edition...Spiral-bound. $5.95. ARIZONA: GUIDE TO THE GRAND CANYON STATE. Newly revised and edited by Joseph Miller...I includes three maps, Arizona, California and Nevada. Series II includes New Mexico, Utah and Colorado...Be sure to state series number with order. THE NEVADA ADVENTURE, a History by James Hulse. Covers era...authors $1.25 EXPLORING CALIFORNIA BYWAYS from Kings Canyon to the Mexican Border by Russ Leadabrand. Maps
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map shows the way—via roads, hiways. Fascinating wall decoration & conversation piece. "Best ever!" experts... TOURISM: An Interview With Nevada Governor Sawyer 8 CREDO: My Nevada! NELL MURBARGER 15 RECREATION:...RECREATION: The Mountains of Nevada WILLIAM J. HART 18-19 COLOR PHOTO: The Ruby Mountains, by Lenard Smith 20...Irwin Fehr 25 RECREATION: Nevada Water Sports PEGGY TREGO 26-27 COLOR MAP: Nevada Camping Guide NORTON ALLEN...Cristo Gold HAROLD O. WEIGHT 34 NATURE: Wildlife of Nevada EDMUND JAEGER Dept. 2C, Palo Alto, Calif. DEPARTMENTS:
Report (issue)
Assessment of the Tonopah 1° by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada by Greta J. Orris and Frank J. Kleinhampl U.S...Tonopah 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada, covers over 19,000 km2 in central Nevada. The region is largely dominated... Location of the Tonopah 1° by 2° quadrangle, Nevada x / 7 v* Most of the granitoid rocks are...Tungsten skarn deposits are widely distributed in Nevada and several deposits have been exploited within...Gunmetal and Victory Tungsten Mines. Most deposits in Nevada are associated with Cretaceous batholiths, stocks
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Flagstaff, Arizona. June 12-13—Nevada state rifle matches, Reno, Nevada. June 13—San Antonio day, Green...Fe, New Mexico. June 13—Summer visitors' tour to Canyon Diablo, sponsored by Flagstaff Cavaliers, Flagstaff...Stampede and rodeo, Elko, Nevada. June 27—Summer visitors' tour, Oak Creek canyon to Tuzigoot national monument... Granite peaks tower above the palm forest in Tajo canyon, and wildlife drinks from crystal clear pools seldom...tree reporter discovered what he describes as the canyon home of more native palm trees than are to be found
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historical and geological picture of the Grand Canyon State. An ideal Christmas gift that will long be...interest information included. Paperback. $1.95. NEVADA GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS by Stanley W. Paher...complete collection of historic photographs of Nevada ever published. This, coupled with his excellent...Staff Writer ONTE FEATURE ELICS OF RATTLESNAKE CANYON PARKER STRIP SANTA'S LOVE MISSILE HIKING THE CANYONS...splitting and wafer ing saw is the answer to the opal cutter's dream. The P.D.Q. Gem Drill is ideal for
 
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