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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Opal from
Wyrallah diatomite deposit, Wyrallah, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wyrallah diatomite deposit, Wyrallah, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:950221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:950221:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘTintenbar volcanics district, Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘHitchcocks opal claim, Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘHoughlahan's Creek opal field, Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘShepherds opal claim, Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘTintenbar opal deposit (Morris's claim), Tintenbar, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘSnow Queen Mine (Tintenbar Diatomite mine), Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘBlack Head (PWD Black Head quarry), Shelly Beach, Ballina, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘMinyon Falls, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘPoint Danger, Tweed Heads, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australia
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘPoint Danger, Coolangatta, Gold Coast City Shire, Queensland, Australia
References
Brown, R.E., Henley, H.F., Stroud, W.J. (2001) Mineral Occurrence Data Sheets, and Occurrence Lists, in Warwick-Tweed Heads 1:250 000 Sheet Area (New South Wales Portion). Vol 2. Exploration Data Package, Geological Survey of New South Wales.
 
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