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Black Opal from
Glengarry Opal Field, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mining Field
Classification
Species:Opal var: Black Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Precious Opal4 photos of Black Opal associated with Precious Opal at this locality.
Opal4 photos of Black Opal associated with Opal at this locality.
Harlequin Opal4 photos of Black Opal associated with Harlequin Opal at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Black Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glengarry Opal Field, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:796277
Long-form Identifier:1:3:796277:6
GUID (UUID V4):6a9b5e9a-073f-4581-94d6-e1814fc85e4a
Nearest other occurrences of Black Opal
24.3km (15.1 miles) Norway rush, Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
26.5km (16.5 miles) Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
26.5km (16.5 miles) Emu's rush, Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
27.4km (17.0 miles) Olga's rush, Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
28.0km (17.4 miles) The Nest rush, Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
28.2km (17.5 miles) Ormie's Luck rush, Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
28.2km (17.5 miles) Ken's Retreat rush, Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
28.8km (17.9 miles) The Rocks rush, Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
29.0km (18.0 miles) Molyneux's rush, Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
29.0km (18.0 miles) Dead Bird rush, Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Book (edition)
FL Estes Park, CO ABOUT THE COVER Pictured on the front cover is a spectacular opal find from Mintabie...Mintabie, Australia, photographed by the author. The back cover pictures an opal mouse which was commissioned...Preface Every trip and every new friend adds to my ever-evolving story of opal. I consider this story as...guess I will just have to keep going back to Australia again and again! The stories contained in this...and I actually went to these places, searched for opal, broke down in our camper, and met many wonderful
 
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