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Opal from
Black Head (PWD Black Head quarry), Shelly Beach, Ballina, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Headland
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Head (PWD Black Head quarry), Shelly Beach, Ballina, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1318044
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1318044:9
GUID (UUID V4):55bb6256-01ef-4d92-8e75-0db9693823d7
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
10.8km (6.7 miles) Tintenbar opal deposit (Morris's claim), Tintenbar, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.0km (6.8 miles) Snow Queen Mine (Tintenbar Diatomite mine), Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.3km (7.0 miles) Hitchcocks opal claim, Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.4km (7.1 miles) Houghlahan's Creek opal field, Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.9km (7.4 miles) Tintenbar volcanics district, Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
14.3km (8.9 miles) Shepherds opal claim, Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
27.2km (16.9 miles) Wyrallah diatomite deposit, Wyrallah, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
76.8km (47.7 miles) Point Danger, Tweed Heads, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
77.4km (48.1 miles) Point Danger, Coolangatta, Gold Coast City Shire, Queensland, Australia
80.2km (49.9 miles) Currumbin, Gold Coast City Shire, Queensland, Australia
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