Houghlahan's Creek opal field, Teven, Rous Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Houghlahan's Creek opal field | - not defined - |
Teven | - not defined - |
Rous Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 48' 40'' South , 153° 29' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Casino Lapidary Club | Tregeagle, New South Wales | 15km |
Lismore Gem and Lapidary Club Inc | North Lismore, New South Wales | 21km |
Byron Gem and Lapidary Club | Byron Bay, New South Wales | 22km |
Pits to 5 metres were sunk here in 1976.
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1 valid mineral.
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ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Mumme I.A. and Ball R.A. On the Genesis of Volcanic Opal at Houghlahan's Creek Near Teven-Tintenbar, New South Wales, Australian Mineralogist #8 Feb-Mar 1977. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mumme I.A. and Ball R.A. On the Genesis of Volcanic Opal at Houghlahan's Creek Near Teven-Tintenbar, New South Wales, Australian Mineralogist #8 Feb-Mar 1977
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- New England OrogenOrogen
- Wandilla ProvinceGeologic Province
- Tweed Volcano GroupGroup of Shield Volcanoes
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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