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Opal from
Gümüldür, Menderes District, İzmir Province, Turkey


Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Habit:to 10cm
Colour:red and dark or light orange and rarely yellowish, greenish, beige and white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gümüldür, Menderes District, İzmir Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1007856
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1007856:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘMytilinii Basin, Eastern Samos, Samos, North Aegean, Greece
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘKarlovassi basin, Western Samos, Samos, North Aegean, Greece
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘÇaldağ Mine, Turgutlu District, Manisa Province, Turkey
References
KARACIK, ZEKİYE
GENÇ, S. CAN
ESENLİ, FAHRİ
GÖLLER, GÜLTEKIN. (2011) he Gümüldür Fire Opal: Mode of Occurrence and Mineralogical Aspects. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences. Jan/Feb2011, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p99-114.
 
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