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Opalton, Winton Shire, Queensland, Australiai
Regional Level Types
OpaltonVillage
Winton ShireShire
QueenslandState
AustraliaCountry

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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
30708
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30708:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Opalton, Queensland, Australien
Dutch:
Opalton, Queensland, Australië
Irish Gaelic:
Opalton, Queensland, An Astráil
Ukrainian:
Опалтон, Квінсленд, Австралія


A small rural community.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Boulder Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
References:
ⓘ Opal var. Pipe Opal

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Boulder Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Pipe Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Boulder OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Opal var. Boulder OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Boulder OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences22
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Rolling Downs - Winton2299.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ornithopoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria105.3 - 89.3 Ma
Cretaceous
Coelurosauria
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Coelurosauria99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carnosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Carnosauria99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fagales
order
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Magnoliopsida
class
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida113 - 89.8 Ma
Cretaceous
Araucaria mesozoica
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Araucaria : Araucaria mesozoica113 - 89.8 Ma
Cretaceous
Araucaria
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Araucaria113 - 89.8 Ma
Cretaceous
Austrosequoia wintonensis
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Austrosequoia : Austrosequoia wintonensis113 - 89.8 Ma
Cretaceous
Taeniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris113 - 89.8 Ma
Cretaceous
Dipnoi
subclass
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Dipnoi105.3 - 89.3 Ma
Cretaceous
Wintonopus latomorum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Wintonopus : Wintonopus latomorum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pinales
order
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales113 - 89.8 Ma
Cretaceous
Skartopus australis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Skartopus : Skartopus australis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opalton
Wikidata ID:Q2024945
GeoNames ID:2154234

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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