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Opal from Eastern Province, Lachlan Orogen, Australia

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Precious Opal

Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Precious Opal, etc.

Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Black Opal

Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Shell Opal, etc.

Wyoming Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Precious Opal

Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Precious Opal, etc.

Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Black Opal

Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Shell Opal, etc.

Wyoming Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Precious Opal

Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Precious Opal, etc.

Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Black Opal

Coocoran Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Shell Opal, etc.

Wyoming Opal Fields, Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
Australia
 
  • Australian Capital Territory
    • Paddy's River District
[Opal-A var. Opal-AN] McQueen, Ken G.
J. R. Caldwell
P. W. Millsteed (July 1988). "Primary and Secondary Minerals at the Paddy's River Mine, Australian Capital Territory". Australian Mineralogist 3: 83–100.
  • New South Wales
    • Bathurst Co.
      • Carcoar
Liversidge 1887, Minerals of New South Wales
    • Brisbane Co.
Collection of RJ Martin correlated to similar exposures.
    • Buccleuch Co.
      • Coolac district
[Opal-A var. Opal-AN] Minerals in podiform chromitites - Tumut Serpentinite Province, Southern New South Wales, Graham, Franklin and Marshall, 2001, Australian Journal of Mineralogy 7(1).
    • Camden Co.
Wray, R.A.L. (2001): Alunite formation within silica stalactites from the Sydney Region, South-eastern Australia. International Journal of Speleology 40, 109-116.
    • Cumberland County
      • Prospect
England, Brian M. (1994) Minerals of the Prospect Intrusion, New South Wales, Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 185-194
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. 567pp.
    • Finch Co.
      • Collarenebri
      • Cumborah
      • Lightning Ridge
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003
Smith, E. & R. (1999): Black Opal Fossils of Lightning Ridge - Treasures from the Rainbow Billabong, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville. - Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
aracic
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003
Smith, E. & R. (1999): Black Opal Fossils of Lightning Ridge - Treasures from the Rainbow Billabong, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
aracic
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003
Aracic, Stephen (1999), Rediscover Opals in Australia, published 1999 by the Kingswood Press.
Smith, E. & R. (1999): Black Opal Fossils of Lightning Ridge - Treasures from the Rainbow Billabong, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville
Smith, E. & R. (1999): Black Opal Fossils of Lightning Ridge - Treasures from the Rainbow Billabong, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Smith, E. & R. (1999): Black Opal Fossils of Lightning Ridge - Treasures from the Rainbow Billabong, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville
Smith, E. & R. (1999): Black Opal Fossils of Lightning Ridge - Treasures from the Rainbow Billabong, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Smith, E. & R. (1999): Black Opal Fossils of Lightning Ridge - Treasures from the Rainbow Billabong, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville
Smith, E. & R. (1999): Black Opal Fossils of Lightning Ridge - Treasures from the Rainbow Billabong, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram. - Australian Opal Centre web site http://www.australianopalcentre.com/
aracic
aracic
www.walkinmine.com.au (n.d.) http://www.walkinmine.com.au/ABOUT.php
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Smith, E. & R. (1999): Black Opal Fossils of Lightning Ridge - Treasures from the Rainbow Billabong, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville
aracic
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
Smith, E. & R. (1999): Black Opal Fossils of Lightning Ridge - Treasures from the Rainbow Billabong, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville
aracic
    • Georgiana Co.
[var. Precious Opal] W. Curran (1896) Occurrence of precious stones in N.S.W. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 30, 214-271
    • Narran Co.
Caucia, F., Ghisoli, C., Marinoni, L., & Bordoni, V. (2013). Opal, a beautiful gem between myth and reality. Neues Jahrbuch fΓΌr Mineralogie-Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 190(1), 1-9.
Refs. Cram, L. (2004): A Journey with Colour, Vol 2, Part B - A History of Lightning Ridge Opal 1873-2003, Len Cram.
      • Mehi
aracic
    • Pottinger Co.
[Opal-AN var. Hyalite] Sorrell, Steve (n.d.) Personal communication.
[Opal-A var. Opal-AN] specimen in collection
    • St Vincent Co.
Sorrell, Steve (n.d.) Personal communication.
      • Ulladulla
 
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