Cloud Nine Opal Mine (WRT Cloud Nine claim; BLM-NMC#865658), Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Cloud Nine Opal Mine (WRT Cloud Nine claim; BLM-NMC#865658) | Mine |
Virgin Valley | Valley |
Humboldt County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° North , 119° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
228986
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228986:4
GUID (UUID V4):
f05d442f-bd48-4744-a52e-00696f43b5dd
A precious opal mine in section 4, T45N, R26E, MDBM-21, Virgin Valley Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada. Staked in 2004 by The Wentzell Revocable Trust as an in-place lode deposit. Part of the WRT Stonetree Group of mining claims at the southwest corner of the WRT Group, previously belonging to the Wentzell Trust/Alvin Wentzell (2004-2013), and subsequently sold (2013) to Troy Newman; Subsequently, Newman transferred his ownership of the claim to Brian Hoff & Michael Giordano in early 2024.
Officially known as the WRT Cloud Nine, BLM-NMC#865658.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
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 |
ⓘ | var. Precious Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
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