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 Rosa No. 1 trench, Mount Rosa, El Paso County, Colorado, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 492968 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:492968:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 966814c5-b16e-4f39-9b39-6cb5c4a68b14 |
Nearest other occurrences of Opal |
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16.8km (10.4 miles) | ⓘZenobia Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA |
16.9km (10.5 miles) | ⓘOrpha May, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA |
17.1km (10.6 miles) | ⓘBlue Bird Mine, Bull Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA |
28.6km (17.8 miles) | ⓘDivide, Teller County, Colorado, USA |
31.7km (19.7 miles) | ⓘBlack Cloud Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA |
51.1km (31.7 miles) | ⓘOliver Saddle Prospect, Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA |
52.2km (32.4 miles) | ⓘBarbara Claims, Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA |
56.1km (34.9 miles) | ⓘSpikebuck Mine, McIntyre Hills Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA |
68.4km (42.5 miles) | ⓘCastle Rock, Castle Rock Area, Douglas County, Colorado, USA |
89.9km (55.9 miles) | ⓘSouth Park salt works, Antero Junction, South Park, Park County, Colorado, USA |
References |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | XIINERALOGY OF THE N{OUNT ROSA AREA, EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO III. LANIPROPHYRES AND MINERAL...scattered dark gray lamprophyre dikes in the Mount Rosa area strike generally north-northlvest and dip...intrude Pikes Peak granite, its variants, and Mount Rosa-type pegmatites. The lamprophyres are believed...their period of intrusion overlapped that of Mount Rosa-type pegmatites' Veins of fluorite strike mainly...Tertiary age. Strongly radioactive altered zones in Mount Rosa granite contain uranothorite and thorogummite |
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