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Opal from
Diamond Hill Granite Company quarry, Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Comments:Hyalite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diamond Hill Granite Company quarry, Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37379
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37379:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGrants Mills, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘSneech Pond copper mines (Copper Mine Hill), Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBeacon Pole Hill quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘIron Mine Hill quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Wrentham Quarry; Simeone Quarry), Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘConklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘInterstate 295 / US Route 6 road cuts, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘIde's Ledge quarry, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘWest Roxbury Crushed Stone Quarry (West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. Quarry; Grove St. Quarry), West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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