Mehi Opal Fields, Angledool, Narran Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Mehi Opal Fields | - not defined - |
Angledool | - not defined - |
Narran Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 1' 46'' South , 147° 56' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Lightning Ridge | 2,685 (2012) | 44.4km |
Goodooga | 330 (2012) | 47.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
192652
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192652:4
GUID (UUID V4):
ccf637b6-0940-4609-aac7-cc29cb930bf9
About 10 named opal fields are located about 45 kilometres north of the town of Lightning Ridge. A "field" is an area where opal mineralisation has been found. They range in area from less than 1 hectare up to more than 40 hectares (the main Mehi opal field).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | var. Precious Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Eastern ProvinceGeologic Province
- Surat BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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