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Opal from
Old Greensand-Diatomaceous Earth Pit, Calvert County, Maryland, USA


Locality type:Pit
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 Old Greensand-Diatomaceous Earth Pit, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:997592
Long-form Identifier:1:3:997592:7
GUID (UUID V4):cc93f411-23a2-43c5-b398-0ed880d9f0c8
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
45.1km (28.0 miles) White Oak, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
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61.6km (38.3 miles) Hunting Hill Quarry, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) Patapsco Glen Construction Site, Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
69.2km (43.0 miles) Lord Baltimore Drive Quartz occurrence area, Windsor Mill, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) Vulcan Materials Company Crushed Stone Quarry (Manassas Quarry), Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
75.0km (46.6 miles) Bull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
75.2km (46.8 miles) Unnamed Chromite prospects, Bare Hills, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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