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Opal from
Owyhee County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:County
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 Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:146393
Long-form Identifier:1:3:146393:4
GUID (UUID V4):fec69335-214c-4a98-b01a-32e0d4b284d0
Localities for Opal in this Region
Bruneau Jasper (Bruneau Canyon 1-5; Bruneau Group Jasper), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Enterprise, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Diatomite Mine (Bates Creek), French Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Lucky Boy Group, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Pumice Occurrence (MRDS - 10070280), Marsing Area, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Opaline, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Diatomite Occurrence (MRDS - 10106007), Reynolds Area, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Diatomite Occurrence (MRDS - 10078458), Riddle Area, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Pumicite Deposit (MRDS - 10089547), Rough Mountain Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
the Owyhee River Canyon and Deep Creek-Owyhee River Wilderness Study Areas, Owyhee County, Idaho U.S...the Owyhee River Canyon and Deep Creek-Owyhee River Wilderness Study Areas, Owyhee County, Idaho By...MINERAL RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS OWYHEE RIVER REGION, IDAHO AND NEVADA . DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...of the Owyhee River Canyon and the Deep Creek-Owyhee River Wilderness Study areas, Owyhee County, Idaho...and mineral resources Idaho Owyhee River Canyon Wilderness. 2. Geology Idaho Owyhee River Canyon Wilderness
Report (volume)
Resources of the Owyhee Canyon and South Fork Owyhee River Wilderness Study Areas, Elko County, Nevada, and...and Owyhee County, Idaho U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1719-F ?-**(&' j*r\ Chapter F Mineral Resources...Resources of the Owyhee Canyon and South Fork Owyhee River Wilderness Study Areas, Elko County, Nevada, and...and Owyhee County, Idaho By EUGENE E. FOORD, MICHAEL J. LUESSEN, DIRK S. HOVORKA, JOSEPH L. PLESHA, V.J...RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREASOWYHEE RIVER REGION, IDAHO AND NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD PAUL
Report (issue)
BASALTIC TEPHRA IN LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS, SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO AND SOUTHEASTERN OREGON by Richard A. Sheppard.......................... Chalk Hills Formation, Idaho .......................................... Unnamed.................................................. Opal-CT ...............................................the Chalk Hills Formation south of Oreana, Owyhee County, Idaho .................................... 2....Miocene lacustrine rocks near Harney Lake, Harney County, Oregon ..................... 3. Photograph of
Report (volume)
Chalk Hills Formation, Western Snake River Plain, Idaho U.S. G EO LOG I CAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1963 AVAILABILITY...Chalk Hills Formation, Western Snake River Plain, Idaho By RICHARD A. SHEPPARD Silicic vitric tuffs south...Chalk Hills formation, western Snake River Plain, Idaho I by Richard A. Sheppard. p. cm.-(U.S. Geological...etc.-Idaho-Chalk Hills Formation. 2. Zeolites-Idaho-Chalk Hills Formation. 3. Diagenesis-Idaho-Chalk...Stratigraphic-Miocene. 5. Geology-Idaho. 6. Chalk Hills Formation (Idaho) I. Title. II. Series. QE75.B9
Book
MINERALS^ of Idaho with field trip j& maps by John A.fl£.jkwith Gem Minerals of Idaho, designed for...for beginners and for those collectors visiting Idaho for the first time, is a guide to some of the...collecting. garnet diggings of Latah County and the Spencer Opal Mine, charge a digging fee. But most...mineral-forming forces than makes Idaho a gem hunter's para- has experienced more Idaho," a fact that dise. L...MINERAL COLLECTION COVER PHOTOS FROM THE GLEN OPAL Opal a mineral containing various amounts of water
Report (volume)
Upper Deep Creek Wilderness Study Area, Owyhee County, Idaho U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1719-G...Upper Deep Creek Wilderness Study Area, Owyhee County, Idaho By SCOTT A. MINOR, HARLEY D. KING, DOLORES...RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS: OWYHEE RIVER REGION, IDAHO AND NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...Upper Deep Creek Wilderness Study Area, Owyhee County, Idaho. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1719-G...mineral resources Idaho Upper Deep Creek Wilderness. 2. Upper Deep Creek Wilderness (Idaho) I. Minor, Scott
Report (issue)
Aitkens • .' ... INTRODUCTION' * "' • ■ ' •• The opal, long in disfavor "because it was considered "unlucky...years. For variety and beauty of color the precious opal:*is without a peer. These colors do not come from...DESCRIPTION AND PROPERTIES Unlike mos"t gem stones, the opal is not crystalline. .It is a solidi fied jelly consisting...together with a certain amount of water. In precious opal the water content ranges from 6 to 10 per cent....compounds, as. well-as bitumens, are present. • • Opal is somewhat soft, the hardness ranging from 5-J-
Book (edition)
great lava flows of Idaho, Oregon and Washington occur the many types of agate, opal and petrified this...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^...have a cornfield at Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Va. A 3 carat stone, bought by a Knoxville
Report (volume)
Resources of the Little Owyhee River Wilderness Study Area, Owyhee County, Idaho U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Resources of the Little Owyhee River Wilderness Study Area, Owyhee County, Idaho By JAY A. ACH and HARLEY...RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS: OWYHEE RIVER REGION, IDAHO AND NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...resources of the Little Owyhee River Wilderness study area, Owyhee County, Idaho U.S. Geological Survey...mineral resources Idaho Little Owyhee River Wilderness. 2. Geology Idaho Little Owyhee River Wilderness
Book (edition)
■ THE MOSCOW OPAL MINES 1890 to 1893 (The First Commercial Opal Mines in the Ujiiled States) Mon Brockett...$3.00 . ■ The Moscow Opal Mines—1890 to 1893 (The First Commercial Opal Mines in the United States)...United States of America U.S.A. OPAL COUNTRY (Precious Opal near towns located on map) OPALS "found...fire." April, 1892. IDAHO f 2 3 (z i • Te*o* I o "Shoshone County, Idaho man picks up opals while...GtntSEE • LSi/is to'v LOST OPAL MINE on "high hill opposite Lewiston, Idaho." Discovered around 1897.
Report (volume)
Sheep Creek West Wilderness Study Areas, Owyhee County, Idaho U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1720-B...Sheep Creek West Wilderness Study Areas, Owyhee County, Idaho By VIKI A. LAWRENCE, DAVID H. MclNTYRE,...BONNICHSEN, MARGARET D. JENKS, and JOHN L. BERNT Idaho Geological Survey U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...WILDERNESS STUDY AREASBRUNEAU RIVER-JACKS CREEK REGION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD PAUL MODEL,...Creek West Wilderness Study Areas, Ovvyhee County, Idaho. (Mineral resources of wilderness study areas
Report (issue)
and Adjacent Areas in Idaho William Strowd Teclutical Report 78-6 1978 Idaho Geological Survey University...University of Idaho Moscow,1O 83844-3014 Bibliography of Geologic Studies Columbia Plateau (Columbia River...Adjacent Areas in Idaho William Strowd Idaho Geological Survey University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83843 Technical...RIVER BASALT) A...'m ADJACENT AREAS IN IDAHO William Strowd • IDAHO IBMG Open-File Report 78-6 This report...preliminary and may be modified la~er. November 1978 Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Department of Lands
Report (issue)
Idaho Mining and Exploration, 2008 Virginia S. Gillerman E.H. Bennett Staff Report 09-5 June 2009 Idaho...Idaho Geological Survey Morrill Hall, Third Floor University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83844-3014 Idaho...June 2009 Idaho Geological Survey Morrill Hall, Third Floor University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83844-3014... . . . . 1 3 4 5 5 8 Illustrations Figure 1. Idaho non-fuel mineral production . . . . . . . . . ....Commodity breakdown of USGS mineral value data for Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
r------' .--. !i i , i ' i Boundary '---~ IDAHO Bonner_j l--;~u:d{ene\, I , L~ Coeur'cI'Alene...its pyromorphite, Idaho also boasts many other mineral species. ( :\.. -~:/ Idaho <....: (_ ", I...Power i..r v. ) 't,.,. 1. r': ~ Caribou Idaho 83816-2043 , • c-vz..J. '. 2",_J'-1 '\ o, ...INDEX BRIEFLY DESCRIBES the mineral localities in Idaho; all known localities that may have produced well-crystallized...localities for minerals that were first discovered in Idaho. Unfortunately for the field collector, most of
Journal (issue)
Oil Company has plugged and abandoned Columbia County 24-28, located in sec. 28, T. 6 N., R. 5 W. Total...35-1, located in sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 1 W., Marion County. Because of mechanical difficulties, the operator...Geology); the Castle Creek zeolite deposit in Oreana, Idaho; the Lovelock zeolite deposit in Lovelock, Nevada;...near Sheaville, Malheur County, Oregon, about 72 km southwest of Boise, Idaho. The Sheaville field trip...2). This southeastern part of Oregon is in the Owyhee Upland physiographic province, a moderately dissected
Report (issue)
or ANSCHUTZ FEDERAL NO, 1 DRILL HOLE OWYHL'E COUNTY, IDAHO By D. H* Mclntyre Open-File Report 79-651...NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 13, T. 5 S., R. 1 E, Owyhee County, Idaho. 2. Well cuttings. 3. Geophysical logs... plus data from the well) and using an average Idaho batholith heat-generation value of 3.3 HGU and mantle...greenish-gray (5CY6/1) lava; matrix often replaced by opal or chalcedony. Microphenocrysts of glassy feldspar...Neogene volcanic rocks of the Snake River Plain, Idaho: American Journal of Science, v. 275, p. 225-251
Book (edition)
Price: $3.00. THE OPAL BOOK-by Frank Leechmon, F.G.A. The definitive book on precious opal. Complete information...color, and how to handle and cut. The only complete opal book. Nine gorgeous colar plates. Price only $7...of OREGON e WASHINGTON BRITISH COLUMBIA • IDAHO BY H. C. DAKE Editor Emeritus, With THE MINERALOGIST...Localities Beaches Map of Oregon Beaches JACKSON COUNTY A Mineral Mecca Mop of Josephine and Jackson Counties...Hyolite Opal In Basaltic Rocks Eagle Point Locality ~hodonite Table Rock Mountain JOSEPHINE COUNTY Josephinite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Wood: Re-Examination of an 1895 Discovery from Idaho, USA Mike Viney 1,2, *, Dagmar Dietrich 3 , George... Poudre School District, Ft. Collins, CO 80526, USA College of Natural Sciences Education and Outreach...Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA Professur Werkstoff- und Oberflächentechnik, Technische... Bellingham, WA 98225, USA; mustoeg@wwu.edu Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello...Pocatello, ID 832091, USA; linkpaul@isu.edu Institut für Mineralogie, Technische Universität Bergakademie
Report (issue)
Mines in Southern Idaho: Volume III: Miscellaneous Properties, Owyhee County, Idaho Earl H. Bennett,...February 2010 Idaho Geological Survey Morrill Hall, Third Floor University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83844-3014...Mines in Southern Idaho: Volume III: Miscellaneous Properties, Owyhee County, Idaho Earl H. Bennett, John...February 2010 Idaho Geological Survey Morrill Hall, Third Floor University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83844-3014...in 2000 for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office, under Assistance Agreement No. D910A30206
Report (issue)
H4-S8A SW-3-2 D-228278 Bars tow, San Bernardlno County, Calif. 35*02' 117*02' Miocene Barstow Formation...Sheppard and Gude (1969a) 0-228279 Wikieup, Mohave County. Arlz. 34*42' 113*34' Pliocene Big Sandy Formation...Chabazite-rlch tuff W7-19B SD-4-2 0-228280 Wlkieup. Mohave County. Arlz. 34*45* 113*35' Pliocene Big Sandy Formation...Sheppard and Gude (1973) 0-228281 Durkee, Baker County, Oreg. 44*35' 117*24* Pliocene lacustrine deposit...Gude (1980a) SD-4-16 D-228282 Ourkee, Baker County. Oreg. 44*35' 117*24* Pliocene lacustrine deposit
Report (issue)
of a Portion , of the Silver City Region Owyhee County, Idaho .1 R. R. Q r; o .... o ... Co:) Q ...ICII: ;:) = o:c Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Moscow, Idaho June, 1968 Asher June, 1968...REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO by R. R. Asher \ Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Moscow, Idaho TABLE...Page Figure 1. Location map of northwestern Owyhee County, Idaho} showing location of Silver City Region.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. Location map, Owyhee Uplands physiographic subprovince, Col umbia Intermontane
Report (issue)
.............................................. Idaho ..................................................the type locality at the Durkee opal mine near Durkee, Baker County, Oregon. The name was derived from...Christmas, Gila County (NWl/4sec. 1,T. 4 S., R. 15 E.) 4. Near Kearny, Pinal County (NW1/4NW1/4 sec...Near Bear Springs, Tuff in the Pliocene 111 Graham County (one-eleven) Ranch beds (NW1/4SE1/4 sec. 4, T....Junction, Yavapai County (NE1/4SW1/4 sec. 5, T. 11 N., R. 4 W.) 7. Near Wikieup, Mohave County (NE1/4SE1/4
Book (edition)
Idaho Minerals The complete Reference and Guide to the Minerals of Idaho Lanny R. Ream 1!11, ) a...PISTOLS Idaho Minerals Idaho Minerals The Complete Reference and Guide to the Minerals of Idaho with Special...Rerun Publishing P .O. Box 2043 Coeur d'Ale ne, Idaho 83814 Copyright © 1989 by L.R. Ream Publishing...R Ream Publishing P.O. Box 2043 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 (208) 667-0453 To those collectors who are...information and specimens available to others. vi IDAHO MINERALS Acknowledgements A book of this magnitude
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
air-dried] in sample 9. from the Black Jack Mine, Idaho, was a beidellite, amI it is a dioctahedral montmorillonite...from the Black Jack Mine, Carson District, Owyhee County, Idaho, has a structural formula of: (Si3.46Alo54)(AlI...Ca-BJM beidellite of Idaho (Weir and Greene-Kelly, 1962) and DeLamar Mine, Idaho (Post et aI., 1997)....samples; Ca-BJM is beidellite from Black Jack Mine, Idaho (Greene-Kelly, 1957). 9 Ca-BJM Endothennic 4ehydration...charge. The type locality of beidellite is in Idaho, USA, and the locality has a Cretaceous granodiorite
Report (issue)
map of the Shumway Reservoir quadrangle, Malheur County, Oregon by James G. Evans1 and G.Benjamin Binger2...about 65 km southwest of the town of Vale, Malheur County, Oregon (Figure 1). The quadrangle can be reached...a graded county road that goes south from the Harper turn-off on U.S. 20, or from the county road (Shumway...Numerous jeep trails provide easy access from the county road to most parts of the quadrangle. The formations...mapping was incorporated into a geologic map of the Owyhee region at the scale of 1:125,000 (Kittleman and
 
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