Links
Royal
Peacock Mining Co:
http://www.royalpeacock.com/
Opal
Queen
Mining Co:
http://www.opalqueen.com/
Bonanza
Opal
Mines Inc:
http://www.bonanzaopals.com/
Rainbow
Ridge
Opal, Inc:
www.nevadaopal.com
America's
Opal
http://www.virginvalleyopal.com/
American
Opal
Society:
http://www.opalsociety.org/
Nevada
Bureau of Mines and Geology:
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/
Sheldon
National Wildlife Refuge:
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/sheldon
40
Common
Minerals (Thanks,
Nick!)
http://www.larsonjewelers.com/40-common-minerals.aspx
Guide
to
Diamonds, Rocks and Minerals (Thanks,
Kendal!)
http://www.casorojewelrysafes.com/guide-to-diamonds-rocks-and-minerals
Home
Hobbies:
Rock Collecting (Thanks
to
Ms. Ashford's class!)
http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/rock-collecting/#.WQPSTdwrLeQ
Guide
to Geos (Thanks,
Megan!)
https://online.maryville.edu/education-degrees/guide-to-geodes/
Free
Gemology Courses (Thanks,
Paul!)
https://beyond4cs.com/free-gemology-courses-and-resources
A
Visual Representation of Mohs Hardness Scale (Thanks,
Piper!)
https://www.alansfactoryoutlet.com/the-hardness-of-metals-a-visual-representation-of-mohs-scale
Home
Rock Collecting Guide (Thanks,
Denise!)
https://householdquotes.co.uk/home-rock-collecting/
Rock
Collecting and Geology Basics (Thanks,
Olivia!)
https://www.basementguides.com/rock-collecting-and-geology-basics/
STEM
Fans (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Math for kids. Thanks
Olivia!)
https://stemfans.org/
All
About Rocks and Rock Collecting
(Thanks, Sarah & Wyoming STEM Club for Girls!)
https://www.avasflowers.net/blog/4410-2/
The
Story of Silver in the United States
(Thanks, Penny!)
https://coatedsilver.com/resources/the-story-of-silver-in-the-united-states/
STEM
Identity Resources for Women and Girls
(Thanks, Taylor!)
https://collegeeducated.com/resources/stem-resources-for-women-girls/
Panoramic
Views:
Thanks
to
Ron Morgan for contributing these fantastic 360°
views of Virgin Valley sites:
Campgrounds/ Hot Spring
Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine
The
following
is a partial list of publications which have
featured articles about Virgin Valley Opals:
Rock
and
Gem Magazine 2/95, 10/92,
Lapidary
Journal 6/96, 6/89, 6/94, 8/56, 3/71
Rocks and Minerals Magazine
10/77, 10/77, 8/69, 11/65,\
American Gem Trails, by
Richard M. Pearl. Copyright 1964, McGraw Hill
Book Co., NY
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