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Opal from
Breakaways, Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia


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 Breakaways, Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:854005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:854005:8
GUID (UUID V4):87163780-0fdf-47df-b65e-fb847d96d969
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘSeventeen Mile field, Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘDead Horse Gully Field, Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘDonnas Rush, Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia
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Pty. Ltd. 26 Harries Road, Coorparoo, Qld. 4151 Australia © Copyright Len Cram 1994 © Photography and text...Black Opal. Contents Introduction 5 Opal History 7 Australian Opals 13 Australian Opal Geology...What is Opal? On the Trail 15 17 19 Let’s Go Hunting For Opal! 23 New South Wales Opal Fields Lightning...49 South Australian Opal Fields Coober Pedy Mintabie Andamooka 41 53 57 59 Queensland Opal Fields...designed for, and is dedicated to, those thousands of opal lovers who hunt for the elusive gem during their
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Electronics Pty Ltd PO Box 537, Torrensville Plaza, South Australia 5031 MIN Visit our w www.minelab ---- ...A GRAWIN NODDLING WE Will GO There's plenty of opal and beer at this remote western NSW town MURDER...CUT, UP IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA Observations from an Aussie gem hunter in Thailand and north Vietnam CLASSIFIEDS...nuggets GOLDEN MEMORIES The Gulgong goldfields in central western NSW are still alive with nuggets Managing...AUSTRALIAN COLD GEM lEASUHE 4 SURE ENTERPRISES OF AUSTRALIA Leading Specialists in Prospecting & Treasure
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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
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Nimary pits in the background. Courtesy of Great Central Mines Limited. ii GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN AND...Level 3, 15-31 Pelham Street, Carlton Victoria Australia 3053 iii © The Australasian Institute of Mining...RossCo Print Factory 4/188 Plenty Road Preston South Vic 3072 iv Dedication This volume is dedicated...knowledge and understanding of the mineral wealth of Australia and Papua New Guinea. v vi Committees MONOGRAPH...Department of Natural Resources and Environment New South Wales Department of Mineral Resources Western Australian
 
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