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RB 60/00130 Opal occurrence, Myall Creek Station (inspected on 25/6/1965).
Published: 01 Jan 1967 Created: 05 Nov 2024 Revised: 05 Nov 2024
Author: Hiern, M.N.

Common opal occurs in bleached (pallid zone) Precambrian sediments beneath a porcellanite capping. The workings are not extensive, and no precious opal is known to have been found. The deposit is significant because the opal is associated with the...

Common opal occurs in bleached (pallid zone) Precambrian sediments beneath a porcellanite capping. The workings are not extensive, and no precious opal is known to have been found. The deposit is significant because the opal is associated with the Tertiary laterite profile and the host rocks are not of Mesozoic age, as is the case with most other Australian occurrences.

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Record No rb6000130
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    Commodity gemstone
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    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 122 (1967); p: 40-43  65/00897
Geographic Locality: Myall Creek
Doc No: RB 60/00130
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 122 (1967); p: 40-43  65/00897
Geographic Locality: Myall Creek
Doc No: RB 60/00130
    Language English
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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6000130
    Citation Hiern, M.N. 1967. RB 60/00130 Opal occurrence, Myall Creek Station (inspected on 25/6/1965). Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6000130

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