Firestone Opal Mine, Santa Rosa Range, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Firestone Opal Mine | Mine |
Santa Rosa Range | Mountain Range |
Humboldt County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~37km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
64595
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64595:8
GUID (UUID V4):
46fc80a6-aa00-4b6a-9c0a-d202f9aedb47
22 miles north of town of Paradise Valley. In basalt.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
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 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Golconda-Roberts Mountain DomainDomain
- Havallah BasinBasin
USA
- Lake LahontanLake
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