Locality type: | Prospect |
Classification |
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Species: | Opal |
Formula: | SiO2 · nH2O |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Opal data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Granite Hill prospect, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 199078 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:199078:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 29b08f23-f5a5-44af-97dc-8ec0ff8f0e52 |
Nearest other occurrences of Opal |
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8.6km (5.3 miles) | ⓘSilver King Mine (Big Gulch Mine), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA |
19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘLittle Blanca Mountain prospects, Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA |
96.0km (59.6 miles) | ⓘMammoth Mine, Presidio County, Texas, USA |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |
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