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Opal-AN from
Custer Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Opal var: Opal-AN
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Comments:Occurs coating a calcite seam.
Luminescent properties:Green (brilliant)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal-AN data
Locality Data:Click here to view Custer Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:667819
Long-form Identifier:1:3:667819:7
GUID (UUID V4):bbbe31e7-591d-4061-8866-1a7f3a9e7ea2
Nearest other occurrences of Opal-AN
32.5km (20.2 miles) Coso Mine (Devil's Kitchen; Atlas; Lynch & Lynch; Nicol; Walley-Mickey & Wheeler), Coso Hot Springs deposit, Coso Hot Springs, Inyo County, California, USA
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THE BOOK OF yJ An>> aT -v • J[. Illustrated. $9.^5 ISBN 0-8019-0964-3 OF VERMONT ENT OF LIBRARIES...as an authority in the lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting...varieties, with favorite location of quartz agate, opal wood — collectors. The petrified gems throughout... tell about other quartz varieties such as the opal, and petrified wood; and to give him the most complete... agate. Lelande Quick La Jolla (San Diego), California Vll Acknowledgments After book a is written
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your own tumbling and grinding machineto cutting an emerald !The extensive reference section describes...mineral-collector and the experienced lapidary for whom itwill be an invaluable work of reference. FOKRieterehee 543...Left: Magnificent hexagonal crystals of chaiybite, an iron carbonate. The triangular 'growth shadows' that...are visible represent the form of the crystals at an earlier stage in th eir de veiopm en t This book...things, such as the wings of butterflies, can show an incomparable purity and brightness. In this connection
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your own tumbling and grinding machine to cutting an emerald! The extensive reference section describes...a... “he experienced lapidary for whom it will be an invaluable work of reference. LIBRARY CHICAGO PUBLIC...eft: Magnificent hexagonal crystals of chalybite, an iron This book has several purposes: to introduce...are visible represent the form of the crystals at an earlier stage in their development fashioned gems;...things, such as the wings of butterflies, can show an incomparable purity and brightness. In this connection
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surface nearly level but with some fairly rugged low hills in the southeastern corner. There are few localities...concerned, Ohio is unique in but a single gemstone, an exceptionally high quality, colorful flint that is...chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This...Zanesville (Muskingum Co.), a region of rolling, wooded hills. Here, prehistoric Indians quarried the toolmaking...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD
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surface nearly level but with some fairly rugged low hills in the southeastern corner. There are few localities...concerned, Ohio is unique in but a single gemstone, an exceptionally high quality, colorful flint that is...chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This...Zanesville (Muskingum Co.), a region of rolling, wooded hills. Here, prehistoric Indians quarried the toolmaking...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD
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role in naming the plants and animals, also showed an interest in classifying the minerals. His natural...appeared in 1837, before On the Origin of Species (Darwin, 1859), a time of flux in understanding both the...synonymy was improved and extended. The work became an international classic for over 50 years, due to the...Cisneros: Minerological Research Co., San Jose, California. Andrew M. Clark: Dept. of Mineralogy, Natural...Currier: Jewel Tunnel Imports, Baldwin Park, California. Stanley Dyl: Seaman Mineralogical Museum, Michigan
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colorful and fabulous tourmalines and kunzites of California and Maine, the sparkling sapphires of Montana...review of deposits, a helpful geographical index, and an exceptionally complete listing of books and arucles...America has developed into a major exporter rather than an importer. A VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD BOOK . Digitized...AMERICA In Iwo Volumes Volume | JOHN SINKANKAS [aN] VAN New NOSTRAND York Cincinnati REINHOLD Toronto...to the end of 1974. John Sinkankas San Diego, California July, 1975 JOHWSTUPAW.N19,901 Gene ay Derek
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recognized as an authority in the lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting...ties and forms of quartz gems other than agate, opal and its varieties, and petrified wood a great favorite...tell abot1t otl1er Cttiartz varieties st1ch as the opal, jasper, ancl petrified wood; a11d to give l1in1...received, and one al,vays fears that the na111e of an in1portant aclviser may be left out. Ho,vever, in...12 were also const1lted. Nlany other sot1rces in an extensive library on the st1bject were const1lted
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Lawrence, Meade, Custer and Pennington the land rises abruptly into the 6,000 sq. mi. Black Hills region enclosed...Plains, wells drilled deep into this unit provide an inexhaustible supply of cold artesian, Rocky Mountain...dikes ranking with those in Maine and Southern California for their production of gems and minerals. The...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...crystals of sparkling blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured from 18’ to 27’ long. In
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published this year. Mrs. Wolfe gave many years to an intimate study oi: Muir's life and associations,...but the wilderness could satisfy. He came to California in 1868. In San Francisco he saw nothing but...halftone illustrations. Index. $3.50. • • • PLACER MINING FOR THE TENDERFOOT Writing for the novice rather...prepared a rather complete guide for use in placer mining without the use of expensive equipment. The author...prospectors and a score of other subjects. Several lost mine stories are included. "Books have been written on
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mmigration Ol ice. Opal Mines, Wbite Cllifs, New South Wales. Oourte8JI Special Opal Nuinber Granite and...National Honors A NON-T E CHNICAL MAGAZINE - -ON- MINING - PROSPECTING - GEOLOGY - MINERALOGY THE BULLETIN...======= r ROCH. S an d MINERALS A NON-TECHNICAL MAGAZINE --'ON-MINING-PROSPECTING-GEOLOGY- MINERALOGY...1Iuseum. B y 1rilli<1m F. Foshag The Geology of Opal. By, Oilb rrt Hart.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Quest of the Opal. B!I If. T. Strnng.. . ....................... . . ('(}Jor Play in Opal. B.11, Il. E
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(subspecies) of quartz; all of like importance; therefore, an equal amount of are not space should not be devoted...Northwestern University; John Melhase, Berkeley, California; E. Mitchell Gunnell, University of Missouri;...of Natural History; WilHam Pitts, Sunny \^le, California; D. H. Newland, New York State Museum; Prof....subvarieties of amorphous quartz, including the part on opal; Mr. Dake's many years of experience as editor of...XII Unusual Quartz Types 225 Chapter XlII The Opal 239 Chapter SiLICIFICATION AND XIV PeTRIFIED
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SIMON & SCHUSTER'S GUIDE TO ROCKS AND MINERALS An easy-to-use field guide, with over 1,000 spectacular...minerals, because regardless of whether they form by an organic or inorganic process, they are man made....coniferous trees; opal, an amorphous variety of hydrated silica; and limonite, an amorphous hydrated...long. However, it will be quite different from, say, an orthoclase crystal, whatever the latter's size. The...cube. , , parallel to one or two axes (i.e., with an infinite intersection) will have the corresponding
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publica1ions) 'Third edi1ion'-Forcword. Rev. ed. of: An index of mim:ral species & varie1ics arranged chemically/...of Minemls was published and it soon proved to be an important and standard reference work for mineralogists... The number of known species is now around 3500- an increase of some 600 in the last ten years - and...Embrey obtained an on-line version of the second edition and its appendices by editing an optically-character-read...Pennsylvania, USA. Introduction This volume is the third edition (retitled) of M. H. Hey"s An Index of Mineral
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Information ard requests to the American Federation CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES Officers...several things : 1) Tweak the curiosity which is an essential part of the makeup of every hobby craftworker...of product, as in dental inlays and crowns. It i'> an old process. Those who viewed the recent Tutankhamen...minute as a smalJ dental continued on page 34 CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES, INC. •...CONVENTION CENTER 800 W. Kate/la Avenue, Anaheim, California across the street from Disneyland ---------
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great changes of emphasis in mineral collecting and an unforeseen growth in the number of collectors. Mineral...Africa, and Asia have become significant sources. An increasing recognition of investment values in fine...carefully preserved to arrive on a dealer's shelf in an unblemished state. Would that the old-time miners...a vein, although it gives a company the right to mine, should not be taken as justification for barbaric...conscience and good will, or as stockholders to encourage mine operators to arrange for specimen preservation in
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Andalusite Chapter 59 8. Peridot and topaz Ant Hills and Outer Space— Is It or Isn't It a Topaz?... 99 Chapter 14. Opal Stone Jelly— "Fire" and "Precious" Opal— White and Black Opal Chapter 15. 102...1701, a poor native, sifting pebbles in an in Indian diamond mine, found one of the world's most famous...decided to smuggle would be rich it out of the mine. and would never again need to he could If ...cloth around guard at the gate. he was out of the mine, the where he hoped for the nearest port city
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INTRODUCTION. reports are those on the Mercur district, by J. E. Spurr and S. F. Emmons; the Bingham...Bingham The senior author, J3. S. Butler, began district, by J. M. Boutwell, Arthur Keith, and field work on...deposits of Utah in the S. F. Emmons; the Park City district, by J. M. FIELD .WORK AND AUTHORSHIP. summer...author, G. F. Loughlin, began work in the Tintic district in 1911 in collaboration with Waldemar Lindgren...the Leamington district, and of districts in theW asatch Range. Several of the mining districts of the
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Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, & Related Terms Compiled and edited by the Staff of the U.S. Bureau of...Graham, Director FOREWORD The need for a revised mining dictionary is obvious when one considers the technological...that have occurred since the Bureau's previous mining dictionaries were published. The Bureau had pioneered...the Mining and Minerals Industry," and continuing to the 1968 publication "A Dictionary of Mining, Minerals...Minerals, and Related Terms." To develop a modern mining dictionary, the U.S. Bureau of Mines initiated
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Clement Reid, Editor F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S. District Geologist on H.M. Geological Survey of England...Charing Cross Hospital. Pathologist to the London County Asylums. Fullerian Professor of Physiology at the...Association, 1887-1889. F. X. K. | Paralysis. j Ony*; [ Opal. Franz Xaver Kraus (1840-1901). Professor of Church...Geological Survey. Author of From the Greeks to Darwin; &c. H. F. P. Henry Francis Pelham, LL.D., D...Formerly art-critic of the Saturday Review. Author of An Art Tour in the Northern Capitals of Europe; Schools
 
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