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Opal

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Opal

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Description
Locality: 
Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia
Class: 
Artefact
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 2.1 × 1.9 cm
Description

This is a really funny piece - a shell of opal with a carved spider in it. The man who did this work also carved a spider´s web on the surface of the shell. The opal is on really high quality and massiv, not just a layer.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Opal

Formula: 
SiO2·nH2O
Strunz: 
4.DA.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
White