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Opal-AN from
Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia


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Opal-AN, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Opal-AN, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Opal-AN, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
05107020017271981617150.jpg
Opal-AN, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
04427840017271987108465.jpg
Opal-AN, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Opal-AN, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Opal var: Opal-AN
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Comments:"Rare hyalite has been recorded as joint fillings."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ulrichite2
Libethenite1
Pseudomalachite1
Wavellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal-AN data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:551663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:551663:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal-AN
74.1km (46.0 miles) ⓘMount Hope, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
Sorrell, Steve (n.d.) Personal communication.
W.D.Birch 1977. Minerals in the pegmatitic phase of the Lake Boga Granite. The Australian Mineralogist No. 10 June/July 1977, pp. 44-46
 
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