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Fire Opal

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Fire Opal

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Description
Locality: 
Carbonera Mine, La Trinidad, Tequisquiapan Municipality, Queretaro, Mexico
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4.9 × 4.1 cm
Description

Translucent fire opal “tears” included in a white volcanic rhyolite matrix. The orange-red colour is very intense, and the main opal reach 18 mm in size. Old specimen, acquired in 1974 by Dr. Gerard Vogel.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fire Opal

Variety Of: 

Opal

Formula: 
SiO2·nH2O
Strunz: 
4.DA.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Red

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