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Chalcedony from
Minyon Falls, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Waterfall
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Opal2
- var Honey Opal2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Minyon Falls, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1638385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1638385:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
15.3km (9.5 miles) Metro Minerals manganese deposit, Main Arm, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
31.7km (19.7 miles) Oxley River, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
32.0km (19.9 miles) Chadburn's Quarry, Kyogle, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
34.0km (21.1 miles) Black Head (PWD Black Head quarry), Shelly Beach, Ballina, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
38.2km (23.7 miles) Chillingham agate occurrence, Chillingham, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
50.7km (31.5 miles) Tweed Heads, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
60.2km (37.4 miles) Powell property, Upper Beechmont, Numinbah Valley, Gold Coast City Shire, Queensland, Australia
82.3km (51.1 miles) Thunderbird Park, Tamborine Mountain, Darlington Range, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia
98.1km (61.0 miles) Jump Up Creek Mine, Pretty Gully, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Joel Williams CollectionIdentified by Joel Williams: Visual Identification
 
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