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Opal-AN Hyalite

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Opal-AN Hyalite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Ardes sur Couze, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.9 × 1.7 cm
Description

Water clear opal-AN (hyalite) that looks like frozen water bubbles from a small French locality rarely available for collections. It displays a strong green fluorescence under short UV illumination.

It was collected by a local collector in 2018.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Opal-AN

Variety Of: 

Opal

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

Hyalite

Variety Of: 

Opal

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

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