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Opalite

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Radium Springs, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA

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Synthetic opalized glass used in jewelry.
Also used for impure, colored variety of common opal.
Confusing and unnecessary designation, should be avoided.

Classification of Opalite

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Other Names for Opalite

Synonyms:
Opalised GlassOpalized GlassSea Opal
Other Languages:
German:Opalit
Spanish:Opalita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    • Arizona
      • Graham Co.
    		MRDS database Dep. ID #10014841
    MRDS database Dep. ID #10094706.
        • Whitlock Mts
          • Dry Mountain
    		MRDS database Dep. ID #10014840
    • California
      • Mono Co.
        • Bridgeport
    		Holmes, G.H. (1965) Mercury in California. US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8252: 176-177; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 117.
      • Yolo Co.
        • Knoxville District
          • Knoxville area
    		Aubury, Lewis E. (1903), The quicksilver resources of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 27: 117; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 150.
    • Georgia
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
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