AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from North Carolina > Opal var. Hyalite on Albite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 31348 |
Mineral: | Opal var. Hyalite on Albite |
Locality: | Mitchell County, North Carolina |
Description: | Blue patches of hyalite opal on white albite feldspar matrix. The hyalite fluoresces bright green under UV illumination. Hyalite is getting hard to obtain because localities are closed or restricted. Old collection #2839 |
Overall Size: | 8x7x4 cm |
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Archived: | For reference only |
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