859 - Opal

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Sidi M'Hamed
Algeria

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

859

Mineral Name

Opal

Mineral Variety

Tripolite slate

Chemical Formula

SiO2•n(H2O)
Specimen Number
047

Locality questionable.

Opal, dark brown glassy mass

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Algiers, Algeria

Locality Lat/Long

36.753768, 3.0587561