| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Opal |
| Formula: | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Comments: | American Golden opal |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Opal data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Lemon Meringue Mine, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 992806 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:992806:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 156b8051-83e3-4883-967c-ced0f1e07c1d |
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| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘVirgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 3.5km (2.1 miles) | ⓘWRT Fiddles & Diddles Opal claim, WRT Stonetree group ("Dominion Opal Mine"), Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘBlack Peacock Mine (Birdlebough Mine; Royal Peacock Black No. 1 & No. 2 lodes), Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘWRT Fiery Embers claim, WRT Stonetree group ("Dominion Opal Mine"), Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘWRT Sacred Fire claim, WRT Stonetree group ("Dominion Opal Mine"), Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘBlack Beauty Opal Mine (WRT Black Beauty claim; BLM-NMC No. 865656), WRT Stonetree group ("Dominion Opal Mine"), Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘStonetree Opal Mine (WRT Stonetree claim; BLM-NMC No. 865655), WRT Stonetree group ("Dominion Opal Mine"), Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘGreen Fire Mine, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 6.0km (3.8 miles) | ⓘSwordfish Mine, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 6.7km (4.1 miles) | ⓘEddy group, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
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