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Opal from
Claï, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Comments:Reported accordingly to chemical and physical similarities with opal-AN form Valcroze ( http://www.mindat.org/loc-47310.html ). But "opal" from Valcroze turned to be cuprian allophane
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Claï, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:854823
Long-form Identifier:1:3:854823:8
GUID (UUID V4):adcbd7a0-e8a5-4a52-8d4d-55795d687034
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
19.0km (11.8 miles) Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
31.4km (19.5 miles) Maniglia Mt. Mine, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
57.8km (35.9 miles) Pravallino Quarry, Montoso Quarries, Bagnolo Piemonte, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
58.3km (36.2 miles) Seccarezze Quarries, Luserna San Giovanni, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
74.5km (46.3 miles) Monte Cruzore (Monte Cruzeau), Cesana Torinese, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
85.2km (52.9 miles) "Bardonecchia road" quartzite vein, Oulx, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
86.0km (53.4 miles) Les Trois Termes outcrop, Fréjus, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
90.7km (56.4 miles) San Valeriano quarry, Piossasco, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
91.0km (56.5 miles) Le Gratadis ravine, Agay, Saint-Raphaël, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
91.1km (56.6 miles) Le Mal-Infernet ravine, Agay, Saint-Raphaël, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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