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Fire Opal

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Carbonea Mine, La Trinidad, Mun. de Tequisquiapan, Queretaro, Mexico
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Colour:	Red

A variety of Opal

A red variety of Opal.

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Physical Properties of Fire Opal

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Red

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Precious Fire Opal

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Localities for Fire Opal

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Australia
New South Wales Finch Co. Lightning Ridge
South Australia Mintabie-Oodnadatta district Mintabie opal field

Austria
Styria Bad Gleichenberg Gossendorf Trass pit	Meixner, H. (1958)
Klause Schlarbaum quarry	Aufschluss 1972(SB), 52-55

Brazil
Pará São Geraldo do Araguaia Manoel Ambrósio Ranch	Revista Brasileira de Geociências, vol.30
Rio Grande do Sul Campos Borges	www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/english/fire.html
Rondônia Porto Velho Amazon Opal Mine

Canada
British Columbia Omenica Mining Division Burns Lake Eagle Creek	www.em.gov.bc.ca/cf/minfile

Ecuador	Rocks&Min 51:11


Honduras	Rocks&Min 54:266


Hungary
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Co. Zemplén Mts. (Tokaj Mts.) Megyaszó Hosszú Hill
Nagy Répás Hill
Monok
Ingvár	Szakáll: Topographia Mineralogica Hungariae III.
Telkibánya Ósva Valley
Heves Co. Mátra Mts. Gyöngyöstarján Füledugó Quarry	GEODA/2000, Own found.2006

Kazakhstan
Voznesenovka	Oleg Lopatkin collection

Mexico
Baja California (Baja California Norte; BC Norte) Mun. de Tijuana Tijuana Rodriguez Dam	Rob Lavinsky
Hidalgo Mun. de Zimapán Zimapán
Jalisco Mun. de Magdalena Magdalena
Queretaro Mun. de San Juan del Río
Mun. de Tequisquiapan La Trinidad Carbonea Mine	Rob Lavinsky

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Banská Bystrica Co. Povrazník	Ďuďa R., 1996: Slovenské opály. Minerál,Brno, IV, 4, 254 - 258
Strelníky	Pauliš,P.,Ďuďa,R.,2002: Nejzajímavejší mineralogická naletište Slovenska. Kuttna,K.Hora, 136p
Prešov Region Prešov Co. Červenica Dubník Libanka	Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
Jozef adit	Koděra, M. et al (1986): Topografická mineralógia Slovenska. VEDA - vydavateľstvo SAV, 1986, part 1, page 257 - 274

Turkey
Aegean Region Izmir Province Gümüldür	KARACIK, ZEKİYE; GENÇ, S. CAN; ESENLİ, FAHRİ; GÖLLER, GÜLTEKIN. (2011) he Gümüldür Fire Opal: Mode of Occurrence and Mineralogical Aspects. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences. Jan/Feb2011, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p99-114.
Kütahya Province Simav

UK
England Cornwall Camborne - Redruth - St Day District Gwennap St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines) Wheal Gorland	Hogg, T. (1825): A Manual of Mineralogy. Polyblank Publishers (London), p. 191
St Just District St Just Botallack Botallack Mine	J.Ralph collection
Pendeen Geevor Mine (North Levant Mine) Wheal Carne (Wheal Maitland; Wheal London)	Carne, J. (1822): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 2, 49-128

USA
Arizona Mohave Co. Black Mts Oatman District (San Francisco District; Union Pass District) Union Pass District (Katherine District) Union Pass	Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 87.
California Kern Co. El Paso Mts Last Chance Canyon Barnett Opal Mine	Christopher N. Wentzell;
Last Chance Opal Mine (Nowak Fire Opal Mine; Cowden Mine)	Christopher Wentzell
Unspecified Opal occurrence	MacFall (1951), Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed.
Siskiyou Co. Dunsmuir Unnamed Opal occurrence (1)	Kunz, George Frederick (1903), Precious stones: Mineral Resources U.S., 1902: 76 (?); Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 282; MacFall (1951), Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed.
Klamath Mts Shasta Retreat Mount Bradley Unnamed Opal occurrence (2)	Murdoch, Joseph (1946), Progress on revision of Bulletin 113 “Minerals of California,” with notes on some new mineral occurrences: California Division Mines Report 42: 197-198; […(abstract): Geological Society of America Bulletin: 57: 1256]: 101; USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10286923.
Sonoma Co. Glen Ellen Weise Ranch Weise Clay pit	Bradley, W.W. (1916a), Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo County: California Mining Bureau. Report 14: 321; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 282.
Colorado Gunnison Co. Vulcan District (Cebolla District; Domingo District) Good Hope Mine	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
Jefferson Co. Golden District Golden Green Mountain	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
North Table Mountain	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
South Table Mountain	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
Mineral Co. Rio Grande River	Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
Idaho Boise Co. Idaho City Moore Creek	Dake, 1956. NW Gem Trails, 2nd ed.
Owyhee Co. Opaline	Dake, 1956. NW Gem Trails, 2nd ed.
Nevada Humboldt Co. Virgin Valley District Royal Peacock Group Mines	[var: Precious Fire Opal] USGS Bull 1538D
New Jersey Hudson Co. Jersey City Mt Pleasant Pennsylvania Railroad cut	Mins. of NYC & Its Environs, NY Min. Club., Vol. 3 (1931), edited by J.G. Manchester; Canfield (1889).
Oregon Baker Co. Durkee Durkee Fire Opal Mine	Tschernich, Rudy, 1992, Zeolites of the World
Lake Co. Hart Mountain	Dake, 1956. NW Gem Trails, 2nd ed.
Juniper Ridge Opal Mine	Extra Lapis - English No. 10 Opal
Malheur Co. Succor Creek	Dake, 1956. NW Gem Trails, 2nd ed.
Morrow Co. Opal Butte	Extra Lapis - English No. 10 Opal

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