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Opal var. Hyalite from San Luis Potosi, Mexico

 
Opal var. Hyalite from San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Opal var. Hyalite from San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Opal var. Hyalite from San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Opal var. Hyalite from San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Opal var. Hyalite from San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Opal var. Hyalite from San Luis Potosi, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 81784
Mineral:Opal var. Hyalite
Locality:San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow-green hyalite opal in rounded aggregates to 6 mm diameter on gray-brown matrix. The hyalite opal fluoresces bright green under longwave and shortwave UV illumination. The bottom was sawn flat. Ex. Miller collection T2624
Overall Size:27x24x16 mm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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