Opal

Object/Artifact

Idaho Museum of Mining & Geology

Name/Title

Opal

Entry/Object ID

2015.FIC.065

Description

Opal Crystal System: Amorphous Silica Conchoidal Layered Common w/ Precious Opal; Ba Fracture: Glassy Hardness: Quartz with Water Luster: 1.9-2.2 Rock Classification: Opal Specific Gravity: none Streak: 5 to 6 Variety: Fire Opal

Collection

Leonard Hedge Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Continental Mountains, Clark County

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Opal

Dimensions

Height

23 cm

Width

12 cm

Length

9.5 cm

Provenance

Notes

Place Found/Mined: Continental Mountains, Clark County