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Opal from
Post, Crook County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Unincorporated Community
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Post, Crook County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:840265
Long-form Identifier:1:3:840265:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘMother Lode (American Almaden; Consolidated Quicksilver; Canyon Creek), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘJimmy Ann (Beardssmore; Stanley & Culbertson; Staley; Ochoco Mines Corp.; Ochoco Quicksilver Champion; Barney and Staley), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘBarnes Butte (Prineville Quicksilver), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘPolka Dot Agate mine, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘThunderegg Deposit, Pony Butte, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
74.8km (46.4 miles) ⓘRichardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘNewberry Caldera, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
78.0km (48.4 miles) ⓘRound Butte Cinder Pit, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘGlass Buttes Mine, Glass Buttes, Lake County, Oregon, USA
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘCascade Property, Glass Buttes, Lake County, Oregon, USA
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