Orion Group (Gillam; Boar; Ymer), Washoe Co., Nevada, USAi
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Orion Group (Gillam; Boar; Ymer) | Prospect |
Washoe Co. | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 15' 13'' North , 119° 33' 30'' West
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Geology: Gemstone is both petrified wood and opal.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ 'Petrified Wood' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Petrified Wood' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
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Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with H2O and organics | |||
ⓘ | Opal | 75.2.1.1 | SiO2 · nH2O |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Petrified Wood' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Miller, M.S., (1993), U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-file Report
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10198486 |
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