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Opal 'Pineapple' (water-bearing silicon dioxide) View 1 (top)
Stuart Humphreys
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
This pineapple-shaped opal is unique to White Cliffs in New South Wales. It was formed by the replacement of one mineral by another, known as a 'pseudomorph' meaning 'false form'. This purple and blue-green opal has completely replaced crystals of a previous mineral
View of opal 'pineapple' from above
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- Title: Opal 'Pineapple' (water-bearing silicon dioxide) View 1 (top)
- Creator: Stuart Humphreys
- Location: White Cliffs, NSW, Australia, White Cliffs, NSW, Australia
- Contributor: Photographer: Stuart Humphreys, Photographer: Stuart Humphreys
- Rights: Australian Museum, Australian Museum
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