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Mother of Pearl Opal

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Rudice (Ruditz), Blansko, South Moravia Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic




A variety of Opal

A banded opal used for cameos.

Classification of Mother of Pearl Opal

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Other Names for Mother of Pearl Opal

Synonyms:
CacholongCacholong OpalKalmuck AgateKascholong
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    • Localities for Mother of Pearl Opal

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    Czech Republic
     
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • South Moravia Region
        • Blansko
    		Dana RICHTEROVÁ, Antonín PŘICHYSTAL and Zdeněk LOSOS, "Moravian Jurassic Geodes and their Geological Significance," GeoLines 13, 2001, p. 106. (http://geolines.gli.cas.cz/fileadmin/volumes/volume13/G13-106.pdf)
    Germany
     
    • Saxony
      • Erzgebirge
        • Eibenstock
          • Sosa
            • Auersberg
    		Lapis 33 (10), 38-40.
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Karagandy Province (Qaragandy Oblysy; Karaganda Oblast')
      • Zhana-Arkinskii rayon
    		Gems of Kazakhstan, - textbook, Almaty, 1999, v.1, pp. 71-73 (in Rus.)
    Slovakia
     
    • Prešov Region
      • Prešov Co.
        • Červenica
          • Dubník
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590
    Uzbekistan
     
    • Kyzylkum Desert
      • Central Kyzylkum Region
        • Bukantau Mts
    		Pechenkin, V.G., and Pechenkin, I.G. (2005): Lithology and Mineral Resources 40(5), 462-471.
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