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Opal is not commonly found in Saskatchewan, as the province is primarily known for its sedimentary rock formations and minerals like potash and uranium. While some areas may have small deposits or specimens of opal, they are not widespread or commercially significant. Most opal mining occurs in regions like Australia, Ethiopia, and Mexico. If you're interested in searching for opals in Saskatchewan, it's advisable to research specific locations or consult local rockhounding groups for more information.
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What are the types of rocks found in Saskatchewan?
sedimentary rocks
How do people extract opal from earth?
Opal is typically extracted from the earth through open-cut mining or underground mining methods. Miners use heavy machinery to remove overburden and dig into the opal-bearing layers, where they extract the opal-bearing rocks. These rocks are then processed to extract the opal gemstones.
How does opal fit in the rock cycle?
Opal is amorphous mineraloid, occurrence : Sedimentary and secondary from the alteration of high silica igneous extrusive rocks
What animal can you find in Saskatchewan?
In Saskatchewan you can find horses , cows , maybe bulls (not sure for the bull one) that's all i know, i went to Saskatchewan before so ya!
Where in Saskatchewan can you find coal?
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Where in Canada can you find a statue of a giant moose?
That is at Moose Jaw ,Saskatchewan.
What chemical formula is opal made from?
Opal is a mineraloid gel. It is made, oddly enough, almost entirely of opal. It is also completely free of birefringence, and has virtually no pleochroism. Opal is basically silica. Saying opal is made of opal is like saying quartz is made of quartz, or tiger eye is made of tiger eye. It's the unique structure of the silica that makes it become opal. The Japanese have made a nice man made opal using silica and zirconium oxide. Si02nH20
Where is gold found in saskatchewan?
Lode gold is found in northern Saskatchewan in the rocks of the Canadian Shield. Placer gold is found in some of the streams in the southern part of the province. It was brought there by melting glaciers.
What town and country is know as the opal capital of the world?
The unmodified opal is a common mineral located worldwide. The most important deposit locations for opal minerals are: Australia, and Mexico. However, Australia remains the richest in said mineral, having more than 3/4th of the world's common opal.
Where are opals made?
Australian Opal are dug and cut both on the opal fields and in the city's. they are found in New South Wales (NSW) - The Home of Black Opal New South Wales produces most of the Opal of Australia. Lightning Ridge opal is the darkest and most valuable form of opal. White Cliffs, produces white or crystal opal in the form of 'seam White Cliffs is also noted for the production of 'opal pineapples' Queensland produces boulder opal, these occur in deposits in weathered sedimentary Cretaceous rocks in the west of the state Quilpie, Queensland the largest producer of boulder opal in the world Winton, Queensland Opalton, Queensland Yowah, Queensland home of the opal refered to as Yowah Nut, South Australia - The White Opal Fields South Australia has 4 working opal fields, Andamooka, Coober Pedy, Lambina and Mintabie. South Australia produces the largest amount of opal and this is known as milky opal. Coober Pedy produces most the world's white opal. Andamooka, South Australia Mintabie, South Australia Lambina, South Australia
Are there different kinds of opal?
The types of Opal that i am familiar with are White Opal, Fire Opal, Boulder Opal, Black Opal, Crystal Opal, Light Opal, Doublet Opal, Triplet Opal, Common Opal, Synthetic Opal, and Immitation Opal.
How many types of opals are there?
There are 5 basic types of opal. These types are Peruvian Opal, Fire Opal, Girasol Opal, Common opal and Precious Opal.
