Opal X070003

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Name: Opal
RRUFF ID: X070003
Ideal Chemistry: SiO2·nH2O
Locality: Synthetic
Source: Taka Yamanaka
Owner: Taka Yamanaka
Description: Black polished cab, with Raman spectra that match Libyan desert glass
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: X070003
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Opal

Petruk W, Farrell D M, Laufer E E, Tremblay R J, Manning P G (1977) Nontronite and ferruginous opal from the Peace River iron deposit in Alberta, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 14-21   [view file]

Guthrie G D, Bish D L, Reynolds R C (1995) Modeling the X-ray diffraction pattern of opal-CT, American Mineralogist, 80, 869-872   [view file]

Nagase T, Akizuki M (1997) Texture and structure of opal-CT and opal-C in volcanic rocks, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 947-958   [view file]

Rodgers K A, Hampton W A (2003) Laser Raman identification of silica phases comprising microtextural components of sinters, Mineralogical Magazine, 67, 1-13   [view file]

Smith B Y, Turner S J, Rodgers K A (2003) Opal-A and associated microbes from Wairakei, New Zealand: the first 300 days, Mineralogical Magazine, 67, 563-579   [view file]

Ilieva A, Mihailova B, Tsintsov Z, Petrov O (2007) Structural state of microcrystalline opals: a Raman spectroscopic study, American Mineralogist, 92, 1325-1333

Pewkliang B, Pring A, Brugger J (2008) The formation of precious opal: Clues from the opalization of bone, The Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 139-149