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Qabri Bahar, Jodha, Somaliland, Somaliai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Qabri Bahar | Occurrence |
| Jodha | - not defined - |
| Somaliland | Disputed Territory |
| Somalia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 35' 59'' North , 44° 4' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Brown opal nodules, with intense play-of-color, from Miocene felsic volcanics.
Locality near Jodha.
On the gem market since the late 1990s.
Easily confused with similar brown opals from Shewa province, Ethiopia.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Precious Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African Plate
- East African Rift
- Ethiopian RiftNarrow Rift
- Southern Gulf of Aden basinBasin
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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