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Opal from
Ketchum Claim, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Ketchum Claim, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:448394
Long-form Identifier:1:3:448394:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘW. K. No. 1 Claim, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘMonument Prospect, Monumental Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘRedridge Group Mine, Monumental Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘBear Trap Prospect, Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘGrays Peak Opal Deposit, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘPanther Creek, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
71.5km (44.5 miles) ⓘCutler Opal Occurrence, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘCathedral Rock pluton, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘBlue Grouse Opal Mine, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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