Pitch Opal
A variety of Opal
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Formula:
SiO2 · nH2O
A blackish opal variety with a pitchy lustre.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
9784 (as Pitch Opal)
3004 (as Opal)
3004 (as Opal)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9784:6 (as Pitch Opal)
mindat:1:1:3004:1 (as Opal)
mindat:1:1:3004:1 (as Opal)
Similar Names
| Potch Opal | A synonym of 'Opal-AG' |
Chemistry of Pitch Opal
Mindat Formula:
SiO2 · nH2O
Elements listed:
Other Language Names for Pitch Opal
German:Pechopal
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Pitch Opal
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References for Pitch Opal
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Localities for Pitch Opal
Showing 1 localities.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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