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Opal from
Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:County
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5 photos of Opal associated with Quartz at this locality.
Pyrrhotite3 photos of Opal associated with Pyrrhotite at this locality.
Macdonaldite2 photos of Opal associated with Macdonaldite at this locality.
Sanbornite2 photos of Opal associated with Sanbornite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1004086
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1004086:7
GUID (UUID V4):c4618d9d-a601-4722-bee5-96dc7133c4b6
Localities for Opal in this Region
Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Esquire No. 8 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Cole Spring Outcrops, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Esquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Forbes Property, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Snow Cap Mine, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Unnamed Opal occurrence, Mountains East of Fresno, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
Unnamed Diatomite occurrence [1], Little Panoche Detention Dam, Fresno County, California, USA
Silver Moon claims 1; 2 and 3, Tumey Hills, Fresno County, California, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SILICATE FROM THE BARIUM SILICATE DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA ANTHONY R. KAMPF§ Mineral Sciences Department...Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007, U.S.A. ROBERT...and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, U.S.A. GAIL E...E. DUNNING 773 Durshire Way, Sunnyvale, California 94087, U.S.A. ROBERT E. WALSTROM P. O. Box 1978, Silver...#1 claim along Rush Creek, eastern Fresno County, California, USA, and a Ba-silicate lens on the NW slope
Report (issue)
Esquire #1 claim, near Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA. 4.191 (100), 4.649 (66), 3.339 (65)...Esquire #1 claim, near Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA.; average of 6 electron microprobe... quartz, titantaramellite, traskite, witherite, opal (Esquire #1 claim); fencooperite, gillespite, macdonaldite...macdonaldite, quartz, titantaramellite, witherite, opal (Trumbull Peak). Distribution: From the Esquire...eastern Fresno County and on the NW slope of Trumbull Peak, Mariposa County, California, USA. Name: Named
Report (issue)
Pattern: Esquire No. 1, Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA. 3.009 (100), 2.580 (93), 3.316 (77)...66 (1) Esquire No. 1, Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA; average of 11 electron microprobe...interactions. Association: Bazirite, diopside, goethite, opal, quartz, sanbornite, titantaramellite, traskite...No. 7 and No. 8 claims, Big Creek, Fresno County, California, USA. Name: For the analog of cerchiaraite...Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, USA (63517-63519). References: (1) Kampf
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
barium cyclosilicate chlorides from Italy and California, USA A. R. KAMPF1,*, A. C. ROBERTS2, K. E. VENANCE2...Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA Geological Survey...Way, Sunnyvale, California 94087, USA P.O. Box 1978, Silver City, New Mexico 88062, USA [Received 2 October...No. 7 and No. 8 claims, Big Creek, Fresno County, California, USA. The type localities for cerchiaraite-(Al)...the Esquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA and the Esquire No. 7 and No. 8 claims
Report (issue)
Minerals of California By ARTHUR S. EAKLE, MARCH, Ph.D. 1914 Issued by California State Mining...Hon Hiram W. Johnson, Governor of the State of California. Sir: I have the honor to transmit Bureau...of herewith Bulletin 67 of the State Mining California. This work was made possible at this date through...Bureau. and Mineralogy of the University of California, with this Eakle has given freely of his time...Minerals Distribution by Counties Bibliography on California Minerals Index to Minerals — 197 204 210 220
Report (issue)
837(4) X-ray Powder Pattern: Rush Creek area, California, USA. 3.84 (100), 6.36 (45), 5.34 (45), 3.01 (40)...16.7 Total [100.0] (1) Rush Creek area, California, USA; by D-C arc spectrography, loss on ignition...Association: USA). Macdonaldite, \opal," witherite, sanbornite, quartz (Rush Creek area, California, Distribution:...Distribution: In the USA, in Calfornia, from the [Esquire No. 1 claim,] Rush Creek area, Fresno Co., in Chickencoop...Geochemistry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA. Type Material: n.d. References: (1) Alfors
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
EASTERN FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA JonN T. Arnons, MBrvrN C. SrrNsoN, RosBnr A. Marrncws, California Division... and Aoor.n P-lnsr, University of California, Berheley,California. ABSTRACT Seven new barium-bearing...silicate minerals have been found in eastern Fresno County, california. The minerals occur in sanbornite-bearing...of the sanbornite deposits of eastern Fresno County, California. Seven of the new minerals are describedin...preserved at the San Francisco office of the California Division of Mines and Geolosy. Jt+ SEVEN NEW
Report (issue)
M^iajKaMVMtrVMMIMMVW^- 'Vv s > MINERALS Of CALIFORNIA BULl,ETIN N«, 91 issei0 BY rr: ^ ;wIFORNIA...BULLETIN [November, 1922 No. 91 Minerals of California $ BY ARTHUR S. EAKLE, Ph. D. Professor...Mineralogy, University of California COMPLIMENTS OF ^^^foyd Sc, c/iosty GIST CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE...Stephens, Governor of the State of California, Sacramento, California Sir: I have the honor to transmit...upon the minerals of California. This bulletin records our knowledge of California minerals to date,
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN No STATE ; . .. : DlViSIi BUILDIN 113 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE...AGRICULTURE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA STATE OF CAUFORNIA DEPABTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director...MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By ADOLF PABST Associate Professor of Mineralogy University of California BERKELEY...BERKELEY CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE GEORGE H. MOORE. State Printer SACRAMENTO. 51440 1938 TABLE...Letter of Transmittal 5 Map 6 Outline o['. California Preface 7 Introduction 11 Native Elements
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN BEAR The Golden Bear Nugget of Yankee is NUGGET said to have...found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in who town kept...are nuggets. The nugget was acquired by the California Federation of Minerologicol Societies insignia...in in the Cali- San Francisco MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA CENTENNIAL VOLUME by JOSEPH (1866-1966) MURDOCH...Ian Campbell and Eleanor M. Learned BULLETIN California Division of Ferry Building, San 189 Mines
Report (issue)
SURVEY HOT SPRINGS OF THE CENTRAL SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA By R. H. Mariner, T. S. Presser, and W. C. Evans...Evans Open-File Report 77-559 Menlo Park, California July 1977 CONTENTS Page X.T1 w£ OCLUG WJbOU...22 HOT SPRINGS OF THE CENTRAL SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA By R. H. Mariner, T. S. Presser, and W. C. Evans...numbered dots correspond to sampled springs listed by county in table 1. The dashed line is the approximate...concrete tanks at edge of Lake Tahoe. Placer County Mono County Spring rises in a concrete tank; flow rate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
barium cyclosilicate chlorides from Italy and California, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 77(1), 69–80. Cerchiaraite-(Fe)...No. 7 and No. 8 claims, Big Creek, Fresno County, California, USA. Cerchiaraite-(Al) was found at the...the Esquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA and at the Esquire No. 7 and No. 8...cerchiaraite(Al) include bazirite, diopside, goethite, opal, quartz, sanbornite, titantaramellite, traskite...Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. O.C.G. Štěpite*, Vysokýite*
Report (issue)
] \ I ^,_|^_g|g„gy. MMM STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN I. KNIGHT, Governor DEPARTMENT OF... Chief BULLETIN December 173 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By JOSEPH MURDOCH University of Caliiomia,...ROBERT W. WEBB University of California, Santa Barbara College Goleta, California Price $3.00 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY...Goodwin J. Knight Governor of ihe State of California Dear Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith...JenlCalifornia, Chief of the Division of Mines. Minerals of California is one of the Division's
Report (issue)
fvpplement to MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA For 1955 Through 1957 California Division of Mines Supplement...MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA For 1955 through 1957 By JOSEPh t^4Ara^ % University of California, Los Ange...WEBB University of California, Santa (Barbara with INDEX TO MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA ARRANGED BY COUNTIES...ELIZABETH COLLINS California Division of Mines Supplement to Bulletin 173 California Division of Mines....^rice$1.00 173 SUPPLEMENT TO MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA FOR 1955 THROUGH 1957 By JOSEPH MURDOCH and
Book
MINERALS OF CALIFORNlA 299" 257889 PEMBERTON' HOFE CALIFORNIA MINERALS 2995 SEP 1933 OINCO Digitized by...org/details/mineralsofcalifo00pemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA - MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl Pemberton ~ VAN NOSTRAND...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: centennial volume, 1866-1966...index. 1. Mineralogy - California. 2. Mines and mineral resources - California. I. MUidoch, J oseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. 11. Title. QE375.C32P45 549.9794 81-15963 ISBN 0-442-274882 AACR2 Preface
Book
7 257989 R q549 PEMBERTON, H.E MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA P 2995 IpSl q 49 f 07. 257889 ^ pe B T...org/details/mineralsofcalifoOOpemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl r i L ] Pemberton ...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: 1866-1966 / by Joseph Murdoch...Includes index. 1. Mineralogy -California. 2. Mines and mineral resources- California. I. Murdoch, Joseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. II. Title. centennial volume, QE375.C32P45 ISBN 0-442-27488 2 549.9794
Catalog/List
mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x 14 £2.50 1x1 £4 1x2 £10 156 NATIVE BISMUTH...(Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) 1x1 £4 1x2 £7.50 360 PARATELLURITE TeO...matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) Ixliins £4 107 CHLORARGYRITE Ag Cl good...micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 up to 1.5cm £7 242 KOLBECKITE Scandium Phosphate...metallic mass in ■ matrix. (Mohawk Mine,Keenaw County Michigan USA) 1x1 £3 095 CALCIOVOLBORTHITE Ca Cu VO/4
Catalog/List
matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) lx)4ins £4 063 CAVANSITE Ca (V 0 ) SiO...(Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 497 TELLURITE Te 0/2 good...brown metallic (Herbb £2 Mine, Powhatton County Virginia USA) lcm £6 314 PYRARGYRITE Ag/3 SbS/3 pure crystalline...masses, well coating matrix. (Dooneen Mine Allihies, County Cork, S.Ireland) . lxl £3.50. 1x2 £6.50 2xl.5ins...matrix.(some + Micros! Monument 1 Mine, Navajo County,Arizona,USA) lxl.£3.50 1x2 £7.00 118 CONICHALCITE green
Journal (issue)
News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 • 3 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea...of these different forms follow, concludino with opal, petrified wood, and calcite and an unknown specie~...which forms on chalcedony (or in one case on common opal), is rather uncommon. Crystals of prismatic habit...color in the material I've collected to date. Common opal has been identified from a single specimen as a...V anadiun1 l\'line, l\fagnet Cove, Hot Springs County, Arkansas is Reclaimed and Collecting Ceases
Journal (issue)
10 16 18 22 28 UNUSUAL MINERALS FROM FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 32 NEW BOOKS 33 NEW MINERAL NAMES...OcTonc:n Publication Office P.O. Box 808, MENTONE, CALIFORNIA Telephone PYramid 4-1144 (Office: 1797 Capri.... "j SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT MENTONE, CALIFORNIA. AND AT ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES Single Copies...w,Ih number o f specimens ordered) • Moonsrone• Opal• SvMrone - '/, • Jadei te • Psilomelone Josp Agole...University Avenue MIN ERALS UNLIMITED Berkeley 3, California 4 T H E M I N E R AL O G I S T /\uc. 1 963
Journal (volume)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES KENNETH I. FULTON, Director DIVISION OF MINES ... 38 State Mineralogist January, 1942 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA LIBRARY University of California DAViS 1 DIVISION OF MINES...Mineral Resources GEOLOGIC BRANCH of Sierra County 7 68 Current Notes 68 SPECIAL ARTICLES 69...O \ «"""""'/ ItRIHITyS SHASTA, LASSEN. - CALIFORNIA •LEGENDMining Division Boundaries. Mining Division
Book (edition)
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Journal (issue)
Collector's Newsletter $2.00 Pseudomorphs from Brazos County, Texas Art Smith 9118 Concho Houston, Texas 77036...Creek in the BryanCol!~ge Stallon area of Brazos County, Texas. Thin, elongate cav111esparallel to the...from petrified wood, Turkey Creek, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, photograph by Art Smith. Mexico While...literature shows no barite locations in Brazos County or in nearby counties (Simonds, 1902 and Smith...from petrified wood, Turkey Creek, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, photograph by Art Smith. Texas: U nivcrsity
Report (volume)
............................................ California................................................mineralogic reports, especially from those of Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota,...Bulletin, 1912. Eakle, A. S., Minerals of California: California State Min. Bur. Bull. 67, 1914. George...Palo Alto. Prof. Arthur S. Eakle, University of California,- Berkeley. Colorado_____Prof. R. D. George,...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
IOO.OO. DEMAR Notes on Rocks and Minerals from California. BY H. W . TURNER.Am. J . Sa’., 155,421-428.-This...2 . A new amphibole-pyroxene rock from Mariposa County ; 3. A quartzalunite, with an analysis of the alunite...the Morter Lode ; 8. Berthierite from Tuolumne County. flineralogical Notes on Anthophyllite, Enstatite...emerald is from a vein of pegmatite in Mitchell County, and was not analyzed. The Jerome Kansas ileteorite...white, pearly and woolly threads, associated with opal in a rhyolite tuff from Durkee, Oregon. Analysis
 
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