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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 Opal from wikipedia
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Opal is a
hydrated amorphous form of
silica (SiO2·nH2O); its
water content may
range from 3% to 21% by weight, but is
usually between 6% and 10%. Due to...
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opal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Opal is a gemstone.
Opal or
OPAL may also
refer to:
Opal,
Alberta Opal Hills,
Jasper National Park, Alberta...
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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...
- สุชาตา ช่วงศรี; born 20
September 2003), also
known by the Thai
nickname Opal (Thai: โอปอล), is a Thai
beauty pageant titleholder who was
crowned Miss...
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Opal is a
contactless smartcard fare
collection system for
public transport services in the
greater Sydney area.
Operation of the
Opal system is managed...
- The
Opal (1851–1860) is a ten
volume journal written,
edited and
printed by the
patients of the
Utica State Lunatic Asylum,
circa 1851. On its more than...
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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 (OPtimized
Applicative Language) is a
functional programming language first developed at
Technische Universität Berlin.
There is a
later framework...
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Starburst (originally
known as
Opal Fruits) is the
brand name of a box-shaped, fruit-flavoured soft
taffy candy manufactured by The
Wrigley Company, which...
- 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...
