Vesicular basalt

Virtual Museum ID: 19-DE03

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Specimen Summary


Vesicular Basalt is a dark igneous rock that contains small vesicles that was formed by the expansion of a bubble of gas that was trapped within the lava.

Opal is a mineraloid composed of amorphous silica. It is not considered a true mineral as it lacks an ordered atomic arrangement. This is due to the presence of water, differentiating it from crystalline silica (quartz). The internal structure of opal causes it to diffract light, producing pearly iridescence.

Specimen Data

 

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Collection Details

Original Collection:

Dan Ethier (DE)

Sub Collection:

-

Collection ID:

DE-03

Virtual Museum ID:

19-DE03

Accessibility:

Date Added to VM:

2019-08-18

Location Information

Sample Origin:

Burns Lake area, B.C.

Specific Site:

Boo Claims

UTM Easting:

694825

UTM Northing:

6004324

Datum:

09 (NAD 83)

Coordinate Accuracy:

Approximate

Specimen Details

VM Category:

Rock

Primary Features:

Vesicular basalt

Primary Mineral Formula:

(Mg, Fe)2SiO4

Primary Category:

-

Secondary Features:

Opal

Advanced Geological Information

 

The following section provides geological data relating to the specimen or the site it was collected from, when available. Information has been obtained from various sources including private and government datasets but may not be up to date. Any geological time periods or ages listed often relate to the primary geology of the area, and may not be the actual date of an event such as mineral formation.

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