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Vyšná Kamenica opal

Material name: Vyšná Kamenica opal
Synonyms: Opalite
Material (geologic): Tertiary opal

Detail of red opal
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001
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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Kaminská 1991) 
 

Geographical setting: N/A
Material and colour: Large block of red and black opal
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2001
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Other information: N/A
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: N/A

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Vyšná Kamenica
Locality: Vyšná Kamenica, Slanské Mountains, Košice district, Eastern Slovakia
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 204.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 48° 48' N
Long. 021° 31' E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Modern opal extraction
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2001
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: Small collection of red opal
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2001
  WhatYouSeeAbove
  Flake of typical red opal
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001
 
Freshly struck flake of typical red opal
size: 43 mm 		Flake with cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001
 
Flake with some of the thin white cortex still attached
size: 20 mm
Sample description: N/A
  Piece of pinkish material
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001
 
Piece of pinkish material
size: 27 mm 		Flake with cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001
 
Finely striped opal
size: 30 mm
  Piece of multicoloured material
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001
 
Piece of multicoloured material
length: 59 mm 		Flake of red opal
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001
 
Small flake with slight "crazing"
length: 40 mm

 
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