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Opal
Opal O"pal, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,
stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
Note: The precious opal presents a peculiar play of colors of
delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One
kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,
is called the harlequin opal. The fire opal has colors
like the red and yellow of flame. Common opal has a
milky appearance. Menilite is a brown impure variety,
occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near Paris.
Other varieties are cacholong, girasol, hyalite, and
geyserite.
Meaning of Opals from wikipedia
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opal miners report that it was much
easier to find
quality opals with a lot of fire and play of
color back then,
whereas today the gem-quality
opals are...
- women's
national basketball team or the
Opals Opal, a
product by Nói Síríus Upal, a town in Xinjiang,
China Opals (disambiguation) This
disambiguation page...
- Look up
opals in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Opals are gemstones.
Opals may also
refer to:
OPALS,
space experiment Australia women's
national basketball...
- California,
where the
OPALS ground system is
located The
information is
finally given to the prin****l
investigator of the
OPALS mission for the team to...
- the
Opals after the
brightly coloured gemstone common to the country,
represents Australia in
international basketball. From 1994 onwards, the
Opals have...
- incorrect,
other simulated opals with
various types of
sparkling inclusions or
shiny backings are
sometimes also
referred to as 'foil
opals' by
jewelry collectors...
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Other notable individual opals:
Galaxy Opal Flame Queen Opal Halley's
Comet Opal Olympic Australis Opal "The
Andamooka Opal Necklace and Earrings". From...
- The town is
sometimes referred to as the "
opal capital of the world"
because of the
quantity of
precious opals that are
mined there. A
blower truck is raised...
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Hurricane Opal was a
large and
powerful tropical cyclone that
caused severe and
extensive damage along the
northern Gulf
Coast of the
United States in...
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Opal Lee (born
October 7, 1926) is an
American retired teacher, counselor, and
activist in the
movement to make
Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday...
