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Opal var. Hyalite from Valec (Waltsch), Karlovy Vary, Doupovske Hills, Bohemia, Czech Republic

 
Opal var. Hyalite from Valec (Waltsch), Karlovy Vary, Doupovske Hills, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Opal var. Hyalite from Valec (Waltsch), Karlovy Vary, Doupovske Hills, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Opal var. Hyalite from Valec (Waltsch), Karlovy Vary, Doupovske Hills, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Opal var. Hyalite from Valec (Waltsch), Karlovy Vary, Doupovske Hills, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Opal var. Hyalite from Valec (Waltsch), Karlovy Vary, Doupovske Hills, Bohemia, Czech Republic

DESCRIPTION:No. 48507
Mineral:Opal var. Hyalite
Locality:Valec (Waltsch), Karlovy Vary, Doupovske Hills, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Description:Globular formation of transparent-to-translucent colorless hyalite variety of opal on earthy brown matrix. The hyalite opal fluoresces bright green under UV illumination. Ex. James Starr in 1885
Overall Size:4x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:
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