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Opal from
Truro, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Truro, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:104006
Long-form Identifier:1:3:104006:7
GUID (UUID V4):55a227d3-9408-4946-a4d4-5aabae106aca
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
13.3km (8.3 miles) Angas Property, Angaston, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
14.2km (8.8 miles) Crinnis Copper Mine, Angaston, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
39.2km (24.3 miles) Sailors Gully, Mount Crawford Forest Reserve, Williamstown, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
83.6km (51.9 miles) Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
taken from the Library NN GU 1900 TP CATALOGUE SOUTH OF AUSTRALIAN MINERALS: 1983 by R.J. Noble...Government Printer, South Australia, 1983 REF 349.994, N668c Noble, R. A. Catalogue of South Australian minerals...(Robert John), 1946—supiic LIBRARY Catalogue of South Australian minerals: 1983. Bibliography. ISBN 0...Mineralogy—South Australia. |. Just, J. (Juri). Il. Johnson, J. E. (James Eric). Ill. South Australia. Dept...and Energy. IV. Title. (Series: Handbook (South Australia. Dept. of Mines and Energy); 7) 549.99423
Report (issue)
GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA N. H. LUDBROOK HPRM 2018D037863 Cover Parabarana...and Energy South Australia A GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA by N. H...Government Pri nter South Australia , 1980 Frontispiece Cliffs of the Murray River south of Morgan. Geology.... .. ... . 25 Basement rocks of the Mount Lofty Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Adelaide... . . . . . . . 46 Geological History of South Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (Issue volume)
The geology of South Australia Volume 2 The Phanerozoic Bulletin 54 BULL 054 (Vol 2) Geological Survey...Survey of South Australia Bulletin 54 The geology of South Australia Volume 2 The Phanerozoic Edited...Minister for Mines and Energy © Government of South Australia 1995. This work is copyright. Apart from any...written permission from the Government of South Australia available through the Department for Manufacturing...1995. The geology of South Australia. Vol. 2, The Phanerozoic. South Australia. Geological Survey. Bulletin
Catalog/List
"Endsleigh", 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2D A. Telephone: Truro 223227 BUSINESS AS USUAL! Same...The rest of the time we will be in dry dock in Truro servicing the four long annual lists, spring, summer...Batters Engine-house at West Chiverton, to the north ot Truro. (Sanu ^IVeffeKjS/linerafs SPRING 1989 1...Minor Gmeliorite). Glenarn Quarry.Mullaghglass,White Mt., Larne,N.Ireland. Gemmy to creamy,sharp,well formed... 14. ANGLESITE. Broken Hill Mine.N.S Wales,Australia. Very rich.uncommon example comprising a 1-Jxl£"
Catalog/List
MIN7,RA_, SPEC-MT:1;N r ITS lom PALL A° LOWE WORLD DISPLAY - REFERENCE 1996 Summer Terms All clients...order to PAUL A. LOWE Endsleigh, 50 Daniell Rd, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2 DA England Tel. 01872 223 227 (...D M.M. £12 30. CASSITERITE.Elsmore,InvereRNSW,Australia Gemmy single tetragonal xtl. 12mm x 13mm, with...D SPC N11 to C £5 35. LOLLINGITE.Broken Hill,Australia Steely grey striated blade like xtls of lollingite...8 102 PRECIOUS OPAL,Sandskin,Lightning Ridge.Australia Pretty example of precious opal forming vitreous
Catalog/List
75x50 ACC No. 509. OPAL, GUNHEATH CLAYPIT, STENALEES. TRANSPARENT BLUE-YELLOW OPAL ON GRANITE MATRIX....1039. CERUSSITE, PENTIREGLAZE MINE, PENTIREGLAZE, NORTH CORNWALL. WHITE JACKSTRAW XSTLS ON BLACK GOSS ANY... 120 X 100 ACC No. 672. OPAL & APATITE. ROCKS CLAYPIT, BUGLE. YELLOW OPAL WITH INTERGROWN BLUE APATITE...MALACHITE & CERUSSITE, BROWN’S CLAIN, RUM JUNGLE, AUSTRALIA. AN INTERGROWN MASS OF MALACHITE & CERUSSITE....ACC No. 521. MALACHITE, LUKINI MINE, (10 MILES SOUTH OF ELIZABETHVILLE), ZAIRE. A SOLID MASS OF DARK
Journal (issue)
VII, pp. 334-338 (quartz after interstices from North 1926, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., LXXVIII,'pp....stable sol. Here would belong opal after glauberite; chalcedony and opal after thenardite, gypsum, and...chalcedony after gypsum and calcite. The pseudomorphs of opal and chalcedony after gypsum, glauberite, and anhydrite...after Cerussite: III, B 2 b Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, 16364-6-7-9, 16371-2 'Traube, J., 1929, Zeits...Cumberland, 8508 Bassanite after Gypsum: I, C 2 Mt. Vesuvius, Italy, 20401. Opaque white crystals occurring
Journal (issue)
France Bill Birch Museum of Victoria Melbourne, Australia Pete J. Dunn Washington, DC Peter G. Embrey London...Atlantic Ocean to the north and northwest and the English Channel to the south and south­ west. Its only...the region’s mining activities. Today, only the South Crofty mine is operating, and even this operation...copper specimen to fi­ nancier Thomas Daniel of Truro. Painting of “ Gentleman and a m iner” by John Opie...Opie, 1786. Courtesy: Royal County Museum of Truro. Mine Management Today, much of Cornw all’s landscape
Book
ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, &C., &C. ASSOCIATE TRURO: HEARD AND SONS. LONDON: LONGMANS, GREEN, READER...DEVONSHIRE ASSOCIATION. A MANUAL OF MINERALOGY, TRURO, 1828? AN ELEMENTARY INTRODUCTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE...for some few b. Ammonia. c. Caustic Potash. Opal and some other minerals are partially completely...olive-green colour Olivenite, by Jameson, in 18OPAL. First described by Pliny, OLIVENITE. named named...Manganite Gpethite Limonite .. .. Stibiconite Opal Asbolane Wad Zippseite Mn 2 O 3 + H 2 O Fe2 O
Book
portions of the Province, and cover hcr mountainous ranges of land, PREFACE. L addetl to otlwr diŒcultics...distinctive characters of almol't all the minerais, so tl mt '' ith a goocl manu al of the science at his elbow...'ubvarietits. l\f ichae 1ite corn mou Heliotrope. Opal. ha~nltic fi brous Diallage. metalloiùal Talc...:JHk.•• til EXPLA.XA.TION OF THE ~1APS. The South side of the Province, painted broum is the Primary...the elevation of im mense ridges, that extensive ranges are cxposed, and may be examine cl without the
Book
Germany; Pribram, Czechoslovakia; Broken Hill, New South Wales; Chanarcillo, Atacama, Chile; and in the states...crystals in Cornwall; at Wallaroo, South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales. Found in sandstone at...copper is found in abundance in the Keweenaw area of north Michigan; at the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Arizona...Witwatersrand, South Africa, are the major economic gold producers. The Republic of South Africa is in...total annual production. Localities. Apart from South Africa, Above: Gold on quartz from California. Such
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Arkansas. COLORADO — "Recently we took a rock trip to North Table Mountain at Golden, Colo., the famous zeolite...west of Wilbur Springs in S/W Colusa County in North California. The ore of the Manzanita Mine is red...Ralph Wayman, 930 Warrent Court, Longmont, Mont. North Table Mountain at Golden (in Northern Jefferson...that locality is in Northampton and a half mile north and located in a hillside." MICHIGAN — From Ed Brower...with a rough surface. "Found in a stone quarry north of Afton, Michigan." — on label. Afton is in central
Journal (issue)
recently. A good distantvision reading indicated opal, but our customer didn't think it could be, such...nondestructive a n d the material, which was probably opal, was frangible to say the least. A matching density...comparison stone established the stone to be opal. * * * Another opal, which caused me a lot of trouble customerwise...customerwise, not gemmologically, was a black opal purchased as such, mounted in a ring a n d offered for...found the opal colour lipped slightly into the potch and again where potch merged into opal colour. This
Book
org/details/cornishminerinau0000payt THE CORNISH MINER IN AUSTRALIA: Cousin Jack Down Under • /!)· Cooklo wl\...:10t"!to AOElAICi Al t:>ony '11. • - j s~RR\lR RANGES h ,;-y., \ Nulla(bOr P1a1n "' - - • SOv~ HERN... - 0 "- D Mt BothoAustralia (Cousin Jack Do...The Story of HMS Fisgard Cornish Carols From Australia (forthcoming) For Brigid Angharad \ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...Rowe, with their various volumes on the Cornish in North America, and their tremendous enthusiasm for my
Journal (issue)
Affiliated Associations: Gemmological Association of Australia: Canadian Gemmological Association: Rhodesian...22-34. A Rare Alexandrite Garnet from Tanzania. North-Holland, Gems a n d Gemology, X I I I , Deer,...were a 5-32 et moldavite, a stained quartzite, an opal of bluish-black colour sprinkled with small iridescent...cabochon surface and of blue only on its base. T h e opal was not porous, plasticized or apparently treated...acetone was found. R a t h e r more than a treated opal it seems, b u t on sight it looked like a treated
Book (edition)
by Sterling Publishing Co, Inc. 419 Park Avenue South, New York 10016 British edition published by Oak...Press Co., Ltd., Nassau, Baham as Distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Oak Tree Press Co., Ltd., ...New Jersey. In South Australia at Wallaroo and on Yorke Peninsula, and in New South Wales at Broken... England. Native copper wires occur at Tsumeb, South West “Africa. 14 x 2 15 ELEMENTS NAME: Silver...Kongsberg mines in Norway. In Australia, silver is found at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Mexico has been
by Sterling Publishing Co, Inc. 419 Park Avenue South, New York 10016 British edition published by Oak...Press Co., Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas Distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Oak Tree Press Co. Ltd P.O... New Jersey. In South Australia at Wallaroo and on Yorke Peninsula, and in New South Wales at Broken... England. Native copper wires occur at Tsumeb, South West 'Africa. occurrences: 14 10 X Copper 15...Kongsberg mines in Norway. In Australia, silver is found at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Mexico has been
Catalog/List
order to c/o PAUL A. LOWE Endsleigh, 50 Daniell Rd, Truro, Cornwall TRI 2 DA England Tel. 01872 223 227 (Tel...forming rich druse on mitky quartz matrix Good RF Mt E3 0130 SMITHSONITE,Galway,lre1and Beautiful vivid...prisms to 6mm RF Ml £6 0143 COPPER,Wallaroo,South Australia Hackly growlh of na1Ive copper associated with...prisms to 8mm.Prelly D SPC Ml to C.£4 0163 GIRASOL OPAL,Cervenica,Saras Comilal,Hungary Fairly pure opaline...brown 8 kidney ore fragment.Matrix free A1tract1ve D Mt £4 0233 HEMATITE.Beckermel Mine,Egremont,Cumberland
Journal (issue)
Midlands Branch: D. Morgan, F.G.A. North-West Branch: I. Knight, F.G.A. South Yorkshire & District Branch:...times, evident chatoyancy. In the Umba deposit, North-East Tanzania, such mineral can be found both in...Physics Department, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. INTRODUCTION In a previous article (Hutton...same Institut. The Gemmological Association of Australia, especially the Victorian Branch, have been most...Notes on recent synthetics and the blackening of opal, J.Gemm., XII, 309-11. Scala, C. M., and Hutton
Catalog/List
Paul Loweof Truro MINERALS GEMSTONES ACCESSORIES NEW YEAR 1991 PaulLoweof Trur PaulLawt Mintrals •...• 'Endsltigh'• SODanitll Road • Truro • Comwc • Ttl: GB (0872)223227 I_NJ 2DA ' n 0-:.•1 ·, NEWS AND...Cclmwal.Clnia,.._ .J !• -,/) ,1 ~ PaulLoweof Truro n rJ Jf'\ -1- 1. ADAHITE. Hine Ojuelo,Hapimi...Cleavlandite. 65x40x40, (23. 8. AHETHYST.Cataburo County,North Carolina,U.S.A. Oenicourt Collection No.4389. A...base. 22. (L.Ox25) w1th a crystol Mine,Anglcse~,North and !ound A rich and heavy ~pecimen consisting
Book
Cornelian Jasper 57 58 60 Petrified coral Tiger's eye Opal 61 93 95 Fluorspar 96 Blue-john 97 98 Turquoise...orderly atomic structure: some are amorphous, like opal. Formation of Minerals Rocks are divided into three...mineral. Some of these, such as fire marble and wood opal, make attractive ornamental stones. Crystals are...Witwatersrand deposits in South Africa are in a pebbly conglomerate. Sources outside South Africa include various... and Flinders Range in South Australia, and parts of Queensland and New South Wales; the Mother Lode
Journal (issue)
INTRODUCING THE ROCKHOUND-Quartz in the British Isles OPAL - Stone of forlw1c or misfortune AUSTRALIA'S SAPPHIRE...THECOVER Fossicker looking for sapphires, Inverell, Australia (Photograph: Australian Department of Overseas... On sale October 11th. machinery. Opals in Australia, Fossils Part II, This periodical Is_ solo...;E;;~H~A~·s;o;~E;RBLE LTD ... OF HOWARD STREET), NORTH SHIELDS, Telephone: 72559 ;.-.i)&7 • ... ;,......MailOrderService Incorporating 'Craftorama' (North) 17 BIRCHSTREET, JARROW • TYNE& WEAR Tel. JARROW893201
Journal (issue)
and Mineral• In Praise of Jada by M.E. Hints on Opal Buying by Phil Tasker Incredible Fabulosltles Heat...by Graham Davies Collectlng and Poll1hlng Making Opal Doublets by Herbert Searle Page Page Page Page...a proposal for a rockbunting trip to Canada or South America. I have another idea: a two-week amber hunt­...£1.75 each 18 x 13mm oval £2.50 each Fine Black Opal Trlplato 8mm round £ 3.83 each 12 x 10mm oval £...Spar, is unique to the country. Others, such as opal, chalcedony and jasper, appear in unusual forms
Journal (issue)
PAULINE TREASURE HUNTING GETTING THE BEST FROM YOUR OPAL ROUGH MINERAL COLLECTING IN DERBYSHIRE CIRE PERDUE...root £1 per lb. 8Op per lb QUEENSLAND AGATE — Australia Nuts, whole unbroken AGATE with all colours of...lb. Buttons, inlay and tumbling 6' MOOKAITE — Australia High quality Yellow/Red/Fawn/White, Agate Hardness...^^B x. Borden) Borden (UK) Limited ---------- North Baddesley, Southampton SO5 9ZB KINDLY ra*., MENTION...10p p&p. FIRE OPAL, BLACK OPAL, GREEN-FLASH OPAL, BLUE OPAL, MEXICAN OPAL, GREEN OPAL, ROSE DIAMOND,
Journal (issue)
mine in Weardale is scheduled to close shortly and South Crofcy in Cornwall has already closed (although...wolframite were collected just before the mine closed. South Crofcy will perhaps be best remembered for the superb...1997, part of the summit car park at Kit Hill in north Cornwall subsided into the abandoned workings of...Cornish classics. Coldscones Quarry at Greenhow, North Yorkshire has produced good spe~imens of hemimorphice...~f the closure of the lust tin mine in Cornwall: South Crofty near Camborne. Although not a prolific producer
 
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