Black Beauty Opal Mine (WRT Black Beauty claim; BLM-NMC No. 865656), WRT Stonetree group ("Dominion Opal Mine"), Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 51' 33'' North , 119° 2' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
228985
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228985:7
GUID (UUID V4):
86240336-c233-43c1-9c7e-6721628cae22
A precious opal occurrence/mine located in the northern half of nonstandard sec. 4, T45N, R26E, MDM, in Virgin Valley. Staked in 2004 by The Wentzell Revocable Trust as an in-place lode deposit. Part of the WRT Stonetree group of lode mining claims. Officially known as the WRT Black Beauty claim, BLM-NMC#865656. Sold by Alvin Wentzell Jr., to Thomas Schaefer, the current owner (2018).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
ⓘ Opal var. Black Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | var. Precious Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | var. Black Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal var. Black Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Opal var. Black Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Opal var. Black Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.