Locality type: | Town |
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Species: | Opal var: Opal-CT |
Formula: | SiO2 · nH2O |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Opal-CT data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Hoyvik, Streymoy, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 878286 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:878286:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 21fdc4ae-9a17-4d44-9fe2-dde8fa6ac123 |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | geochemical and gemological properties of opals from Faroe Islands Franca Caucia, Luigi Marinoni, Alberto Leone...photos and 3 tables Abstract: The opals from Faroe Islands are commercially not very relevant but are important...Nice yellowish-red color fire opal and common opals from these islands are also very appreciated by collectors...analysed opals derive from Hoyvik near Torsshavn, in the island of Streymoy. Parent rocks are represented...comparable with data in literature. They are generally CT type with variable contents of cristobalite and tridymite |
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