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Details: Under the oversight of the Barstow Field Office, they say on their website that you can find the following: "Jasper . Nodules . Opal"
Another website gives more details and pictures of the locale (www.dzrtgrls.com): Opal Mountain
Directions: From government website: "5 miles north of Fossil Bed Road via dirt road "
From dzrtgrls.com: "To get to this area you must first get to the small town of Hinkley, about 15 miles west of Barstow on Highway 58. From there drive north on Hinkley road until you come to CO99. The BLM map for Cuddeback Lake has all the route numbers. Also, James Mitchell's Gem Trails of Southern California has a map and directions on pages 112-113 of the expanded and revised edition. Continue northeast on CO99 until you come to C297, Opal Mountain Road, which branches off to the northwest. The turnoff is just past the Coolgardie Road on your right. When we were there the roads were in good condition. However, as is typical with all desert roads, conditions can change drastically. We're always happy to have a four wheel drive vehicle even though it isn't always necessary."
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 35° 9'18.53"N, 117°11'33.01"W)
or (35.155147, -117.192502)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is intended to be approximate or best guess.)
Mindat Link: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27388.html
Tags: common opal chalcedony jasper nodules california barstow field office opal mountain hinkley black mountain cherry
