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Barnes, L.C., Townsend, I.J., Robertson, R.S., Scott, D.C. (1992) Opal: South Australia's Gemstone. Handbook, No. 5, Department of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey of South Australia, 175 pages.

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Full ReferenceBarnes, L.C., Townsend, I.J., Robertson, R.S., Scott, D.C. (1992) Opal: South Australia's Gemstone. Handbook, No. 5, Department of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey of South Australia, 175 pages.
Plain TextBarnes, L.C., Townsend, I.J., Robertson, R.S., Scott, D.C. (1992) Opal: South Australia's Gemstone. Handbook, No. 5, Department of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey of South Australia, 175 pages.

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LocalityCitation Details
Blackboy extension diggings, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Blackboy opal field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Boundary Rider opal field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Buza diggings, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Christmas opal field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
First Hill diggings, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Four Nations opal field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Gun Gully diggings, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Halfway diggings, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Hallion diggings, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Horse Paddock diggings, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Jubilee field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Koskas field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Lunatic field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
One Tree Hill field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Second Hill field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Stans Hill, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Stevens diggings, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Teatree Flat field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Third Hill field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Treloars opal field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Triangle opal field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Warden Hill field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
White Dam field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Yarloo Extension field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Yarloo field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Yarloo South field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Yarloo West field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Seventeen Mile field, Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia
Broken Leg Waterhole, North West Province, South Australia, Australia
Lambina opal field, North West Province, South Australia, Australia
Ouldburra Hill, North West Province, South Australia, Australia
Longins Bank diggings, Ouldburra Hill, North West Province, South Australia, Australia
Sarda Bluff, Ouldburra Hill, North West Province, South Australia, Australia
Vesuvius diggings, North West Province, South Australia, Australia
Wellbourn Hill, North West Province, South Australia, Australia

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Hard Hill opal field, Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australiaβ“˜ Opal
Broken Leg Waterhole, North West Province, South Australia, Australiaβ“˜ Clay, β“˜ Claystone, β“˜ Conglomerate, β“˜ Opal, β“˜ Quartz
Lambina opal field, North West Province, South Australia, Australiaβ“˜ Opal, β“˜ Sandstone, β“˜ Shale, β“˜ Siltstone
Ouldburra Hill, North West Province, South Australia, Australiaβ“˜ Alluvial deposit, β“˜ Alunite, β“˜ Black Opal, β“˜ Claystone, β“˜ Opal, β“˜ Porcellanite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Quartzite, β“˜ Sandstone, β“˜ Shale, β“˜ Silcrete
Longins Bank diggings, Ouldburra Hill, North West Province, South Australia, Australiaβ“˜ Claystone, β“˜ Gypsum, β“˜ Opal, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Shale
Sarda Bluff, Ouldburra Hill, North West Province, South Australia, Australiaβ“˜ Claystone, β“˜ Jasper, β“˜ Opal, β“˜ Porcellanite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Sandstone
Vesuvius diggings, North West Province, South Australia, Australiaβ“˜ Alluvial deposit, β“˜ Claystone, β“˜ Opal, β“˜ Porcellanite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Sandstone, β“˜ Shale, β“˜ Silcrete
Wellbourn Hill, North West Province, South Australia, Australiaβ“˜ Alunite, β“˜ Claystone, β“˜ Opal, β“˜ Sand, β“˜ Shale

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Barnes, L.C., Townsend, I.J., Robertson, R.S., Scott, D.C. (1992) Opal: South Australia's Gemstone. Department of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey of South Australia Handbook No. 5, 175 pages.
Barnes, L.C., Townsend, I.J., Robertson, R.S., Scott, D.C. (1992) Opal: South Australia's Gemstone. Geological Survey of South Australia, Department of Mines and Energy, Handbook No. 5, (Revised ed.) 177 pages.
Barnes, L.C., (1992), Opal: South Australia's gemstone, Dept. of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey of South Australia, [Parkside, S. Aust.].
Barnes, L.C., et al. (1980) Some Semiprecious and Ornamental Stones of South Australia. Geological Survey of South Australia, Department of Mines and Energy. Government Printer, Adelaide, South Australia, 159 pages.
Barnes, L.C., Conor, C.H.H., Crettenden, P.P., Daly, S.J., Harris, R.J., Johnson, P.D., McCallum, W.S., Nichol, D., Pitt, G.M., Scott, D.C., Wildy, R.L., Young, D.A. (1980) Some Semiprecious and Ornamental Stones of South Australia. Geological Survey of South Australia, Department of Mines and Energy. Government Printer, Adelaide, South Australia, 159 pages.
Scott, D.C., Flint, D.J., Keeling, J.L., Townsend, I.J. (1984) Andamooka Opalfields, results of the 1984 prospecting scheme. South Australia Department of Mines and Energy, Report Book.
Townsend, I.J. (1980) Discovery of Early Cretaceous sediments at Mintabie opal field. South Australia. Geological Survey of South Australia, Quarterly Geological Notes, No. 77, 8-14.
Townsend, I.J. (1981) Discovery of Early Cretaceous sediments at Mintabie opal field. South Australia. Geological Survey of South Australia, Quarterly Geological Notes, No. 77, 8-14.
Selby, J. (ed.) (1987) South Australia's Mining Heritage. Special Publication No. 7., Department of Mines and Energy, South Australia and Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 203 pages.
Noble, R.J., Just, J., Johnson, J.E. (1983) Catalogue of South Australian Minerals - 1983. Handbook No. 7, South Australia Department of Mines and Energy, 244 pages.
Noble, R.J., Just, J., Johnson, J.E. (1983) Catalogue of South Australian Minerals - 1983. Handbook No. 7, Department of Mines and Energy, South Australia, Adelaide, 248 pages.
 
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