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Types of Opal Crystal Opal - Crystal opal is any of the above kind of opal which has a transparent or semi-transparent body tone - i.e. you can see through the stone. Crystal opal can have a dark or light body tone, leading to the terms black crystal opal and white crystal opal.
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Definitions &Translations Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content may range from 3 to 21% by weight, but is usually between 6 and 10%.
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Opal Value, Price, and Jewelry Information 1 Water opal has a transparent or colorless body that may have fire in it.  Crystal opals are colorless and transparent to semi-transparent in transmitted light but with a rich play of colors in reflected light. Black crystal opals are transparent to semi-transparent with dark body color and play of color.
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- Opalite is a man-made opalized glass resin that is fused with metal to create an opalescent effect. 1  Place on the Crown Chakra to enhance vision. 2  Stabilizes mood swings.
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Opal Pictures Opal is a very common material that is found throughout the world. Most of this opal is common opal or potch which has a milky or pearly luster known as opalescence. However, rare specimens of opal produce brilliant color flashes when turned in the light.These color flashes are known as a play-of-color.ome opal does not exhibt a play of color, does not have a base color, and does not have a body color like most common opals. But this material is still opal. The tumbled opals at right are examples of this material. It has been called water opal and hyalite..
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Andamooka Sugar Treated Opal Summary Andamooka is one of the oldest known opal fields in Australia Opals from Andamooka have been used in the Queens Jewelry Andomooka Opal can be treated with sugar to turn it black and improve the Opal play of color.
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Australian Opal Mining Fields South Australia has four active opal mining fields, Andamooka, Coober Pedy, Lambina and Mintabie. South Australia is largest producer of opal in terms of volume, and produces the white opal or 'milky' type of opal.
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OPAL Opal has the same chemical composition as quartz (silicon dioxide but also contains 1 to 2 percent water and is not crystallised. it is transparent to semi opaque and occurs in veins or nodules inside cavities or cracks in silica rich rocks.
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www.kidzrocks.com Australia produces around 97% of the world's opal. 90% is called 'light opal' or white and crystal opal. White makes up 60% of the opal productions but cannot be found in all of the opal fields. Crystal opal or pure hydrated silica makes up 30% of the opal produced, 8% is black and only 2% is boulder opal.
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What does the color opal look like? Opal is a stone that is a clearish whitish background, with different colors scattered around on it. There are colors such as red, orange, blue, green, ect. These colors appear more than once on the stone.
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Opal In late 2008, NASA announced it had discovered opal deposits on Mars. Synthetic opal. Opals of all varieties have been synthesized experimentally and commercially. The discovery of the ordered sphere structure of precious opal led to its synthesis by Pierre Gilson in 1974.
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What is opal? Opal is one of the world's most beautiful and precious gemstones, predominantly found in Australia. It is one of only six types of precious gemstones found on planet earth, sharing prestigious company with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and pearls.
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- Not surprisingly, given how much opal has been found in Australia, the stone makes a number of appearances in aboriginal lore, and opal outcrops are considered sacred places by the Australian aborigines.It is connected with several stories from the Dreamtime, often related to stories of the first rainbow.ot surprisingly, given how much opal has been found in Australia, the stone makes a number of appearances in aboriginal lore, and opal outcrops are considered sacred places by the Australian aborigines.
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Fire Opal Gemstones The gemstone fire opal is a rare type of opal that can be found mainly in Mexico. There are two different varieties of fire opal. The first type of fire opal is a red, orange or yellow and has translucent features and a minimal amount of color play.
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Orange Fire Opal & Garnet Ring Fire Opal: A stone of inspiration which enhances imagination and creativity. Opal brings emotional freedom, happiness, confidence and resurfacing buried emotions such as passion and love. Garnet: A stone of regeneration and energizing. Known as the stone of wisdom. Fire opals are usually faceted, and the wearer of the gem must be aware of the fragility of the stone. Like all opals, fire opals can crack in the course of time if it is not properly taken care of. Specifications: Condition: New and High Quality; Color: As Pictured
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What is my Birthstone? Opal is the traditional October birthstone. These gems are perhaps most well known for their play of colors and have their own unique gem grading system. Opals also have one of the most divergent sets of symbolic associations. You can choose to believe they’re the luckiest or unluckiest gems in the world.
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Birthstone for October Opal Birthstone for October. The general birthstone for October is the opal stone. The opal stone is very beautiful since the color is very vivid and sparkling. Some people say that the color of the opal stone is orange. The others say that the color is unclear because of the sparkling things.
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Opal Pictures These are some of the base colors of Opal. Certain opals display different colors when viewed from different directions, or when the stone is turned, or when the light source is moved. This phenomenon, called play of color, gives a stone color flashes, or schillers of different colors which vary from stone to stone.
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Metaphysical Healing Properties Of Opal Blue Peruvian Opal: Relatively rare and comes from the Andes in Peru, it is a moderately translucent stone with a blue-green color quite similar to the Caribbean Sea.ealing Properties Of Opal. Opal is a stone of inspiration which enhances the imagination and creativity as well. It helps one release inhibitions and enhances the memory. Opal is also said to be a very spiritual stone, and can help one be invisible in situations where they don't care to be noticed.
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Opalite Photo: Opalite. Opal is a hydrous silicon dioxide mineraloid (it has no crystalline structure, and between 10% to 20% water content). There are 2 groups of Opal: Precious Opal (play of colour) and Common Opal (no play of colour). Light diffracts into a spectrum of colours through ordered micro-silica spheres within Precious Opal.
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- Opalite is a trade name for synthetic opalised glass and various opal simulants. It is also used to promote impure varieties of variously colored common opal. Opalite is sometimes called the Tiffany Stone or Bertrandite. Inside of opalite a range of colours may be visible - from certain angles, different colours are visible too.
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- Hello, I think that by crazing it means that the opal have or had a problem with humidity. Opal is a gem that contain water and need to be stored in an atmosphere which is humid enough for the opal not to loose its water. If the opal loose its water some fissures can appear.
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Barcode Scanners: How Do They Work? The last number is called a check digit which enables the scanner to determine if the barcode was scanned correctly or not. A linear barcode typically holds any type of text information. In contrast, a 2D barcode is more complex and can include more information in the code: price, quantity, web address or image.
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- {14} And the city lieth {b} foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.14) The measure and form most equal, in two verses. (b) A foursquare figure has equal sides, and outright corners, and therefore the Greeks call by this name those things that are steady, and of continuance and perfect.
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Andamooka Opal Andamooka Opal. Andamooka Opal is of exceptionally high quality and has become more difficult to source over the last few years. Australian opal from the Andamooka mining fields is amongst the best crystal opal Australia produces. Opal finds in and around the small South Australian community of Andamooka are less common these days than previously, mainly due to the lack of any new mining areas being identified in the area since 1971.
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- Crystal opals can be either light or dark and are solid. Crystal opal is clear enough to see through against a light surface but when viewed on a dark surface the colours really spring to life. In terms of value, the more transparent the stone is, the more it is worth. See our Crystal Opal page for more detail.