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Opal from
White Swan pegmatite mine, Mount Kooyoora, Brenanah, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Comments:Glassy globular opal on fracture surfaces in graphic perthite, acicular in hand specimen due to coating of fungal hyphae or rootlets.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Swan pegmatite mine, Mount Kooyoora, Brenanah, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1243506
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1243506:9
GUID (UUID V4):2caa9271-774b-4f77-a09b-301e1b27c38a
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
65.2km (40.5 miles) Diatomite deposit, Lillicur, Avoca, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia
72.6km (45.1 miles) Glengower, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
80.3km (49.9 miles) Mount Hope, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia
92.0km (57.2 miles) Malmsbury Quarry, Malmsbury, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
92.5km (57.5 miles) Rollinsons quarry, Malmsbury, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
95.5km (59.3 miles) Lake Cooper quarry, Corop, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia
100.0km (62.1 miles) Spring Hill, Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia
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