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Is a opal a gem?
An opal is considered to be a semi-precious stone. It is a naturally occurring glass.
What is a Dragon Breath opal?
It is an imitation opal made of glass that is red-orange in color.
Is an opal a gem?
An opal is considered to be a semi-precious stone. It is a naturally occurring glass.
Do opal shatter?
Sadly, Yes, Opal can be shattered. Opal is roughly the same hardness as common glass and can be shattered in the same manner as glass. Including heating then immersion into ice water, or hammer blows or dropping Opal onto a hard surface such as a sidewalk or driveway.
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 is opalite made?
Opalite is the name for a few fairly different things:"Tiffany Stone"/"Ice Cream Opal"/"Purple Opal": a natural stone, purple, composed largely of dolomite and fluorite, but sometimes with a mix of other minerals as well.Low-grade natural opal without the play of colour for which opal is known.Opalite glass: Treated glass, generally blue with hints of peach, luminous. Manmade, obviously.I think that there's also a kind of plastic-based imitation opal with the trade name Opalite, but I'm not sure.It's a little frustrating that such different things all have the same name, isn't it?
How many opal types are there?
There are 5 basic types of opal. These types are Peruvian Opal, Fire Opal, Girasol Opal, Common opal and Precious 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.
What is the difference between an Australian opal and an Ethiopian opal?
An Ethiopian opal is an opal-CT, whereas an Australian opal is an opal-A. The Ethiopian opal is made up of leptospheres, instead of small amorphous silica spheres like the Australian opal.
My girlfriend's little girl broke a crystal that was filled with little stones that looked like diamonds but thething was full of oil what was this and where do I find another?
Kind of sounds like a 'floating opal'. It is a glass globe filled with multi-coloured opal chips and oil - the oil brings out the colour and keeps the opal from crazing. If it is a floating opal, they are mostly considered antiques now but there is at least one company that still produces them - they can be found with an Ebay search.
What is boulder opal?
Boulder opal is distinct from black opal in the following ways: * Boulder opal is usually mined in open-cut operations while black opal is mined in shafts. * Boulder opal is found in ironstone boulders, while black opal is found in seams.
What are some valuable minerals that begin with G?
Here is a list of some valuable minerals that begin with G. Gahnite Gahnospinel Garnet Geneva Ruby Geode German Silver Geuda Geyserite Geyser Opal Gilson Emerald Gilson Opal Girasol Glass Opal Gold Gooseberry Garnet Goshenite Granat This might not be all of them, but it's a good list.
