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Opal from
Ninghanboun Hills serpentinite, Weelhamby Lake, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chalcedony
Leucophosphite
Serpentine Subgroup
Variscite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ninghanboun Hills serpentinite, Weelhamby Lake, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:487224
Long-form Identifier:1:3:487224:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘNinghanboun Hills, Weelhamby Lake, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘRothsay beryl pegmatites (Seleka; Perenjori Beryl Mine), Karara Conservation Reserve, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘRothsay Mine (Woodley's Find), Karara Conservation Reserve, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘGolden Monarch (Monarch; Mug's Blow; Mug's Luck), Minjar Gold District, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Simpson, E.S. (1932) Contributions to the mineralogy of Western Australia, (7) Variscite (redondite) and leucophosphite (Sp. nov.), Ninghanboun Hills, S.W.. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia: 18: 69-74.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
 
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