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Opal from
Bodenmoosgraben talc mine, Lessach, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bodenmoosgraben talc mine, Lessach, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:264359
Long-form Identifier:1:3:264359:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘHaidnerhÃķhe, Flattnitz, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘSchwarzenberg quarry (Katsch quarry), Katsch an der Mur, Teufenbach-Katsch, Murau District, Styria, Austria
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘMagnesite Mine, MillstÃĪtter Alpe, Millstatt, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘThermal water spa, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘFeldspar quarry, Laas, Fresach, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘMunicipal quarry (Dick quarry), BÃķckstein, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed adit, Kniebeißgraben, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘPasel adit, Radhausberg, Kreuzkogel massif, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘParis adit, Radhausberg, Kreuzkogel massif, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘSchloss Alp, Bad Hofgastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
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