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Opal from
Ameib Farm 60, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Farm
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Comments:Hyalite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ameib Farm 60, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:36943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:36943:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘLattice quartz occurrence ('Gitterquarz-Fundstelle'), Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘKrantzberg Mine, Omaruru Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘEureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
59.6km (37.1 miles) ⓘKlein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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