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Firestorm prospect, Burns Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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Firestorm prospectClaim
Burns LakeLake
Omineca Mining DivisionMining Division
British ColumbiaProvince
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Opal, etc.

Firestorm prospect, Burns Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Opal, etc.

Firestorm prospect, Burns Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Opal, etc.

Firestorm prospect, Burns Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 9' North , 126° 1' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.15000,-126.01667
GRN:
N37W54
Type:
Claim
Deposit first discovered:
1998
Kรถppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Burns Lake2,635 (2016)18.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Lakes District Rock & Gem ClubBurns Lake, British Columbia35km
Mindat Locality ID:
309380
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:309380:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The property is 20 kilometres west of Burns Lake on the east side of Maxan Creek, 8 kilometres south of Maxan Lake (Wojdak, 2002). Area is under claim and not open to the public and consists of the LODE 1-2 and BOO (20 claim block) claims (BC Minfile).

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4 valid minerals.

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โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Celadonite
Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Opal var. Common Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Opal var. Opal-Agate
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Opal var. Precious Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ 'Zeolite Group'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 ยท nH2O
โ“˜var. Opal-Agate4.DA.10SiO2 ยท nH2O
โ“˜var. Common Opal4.DA.10SiO2 ยท nH2O
โ“˜var. Precious Opal4.DA.10SiO2 ยท nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Celadonite9.EC.15K(MgFe3+โ—ป)(Si4O10)(OH)2
โ“˜'Zeolite Group'9.G0.

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ Opal var. Opal-AgateSiO2 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ Opal var. Common OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ Opal var. Opal-AgateSiO2 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ Opal var. Common OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siโ“˜ Opal var. Opal-AgateSiO2 · nH2O
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Opal var. Common OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siโ“˜ Opal var. Precious OpalSiO2 · nH2O
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2

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References

Wojdak, P. 2002. Firestorm: precious opal related to rhyolite ignimbrite. BC Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Resources, Exploration and Mining in BC - 2001, p. 97-100.
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