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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.
Is a opal a gem?
An opal is considered to be a semi-precious stone. It is a naturally occurring glass.
What is the function of silica in opal glass?
Silica is a key ingredient in opal glass, providing the glass with its unique properties. Silica helps to lower the melting temperature of the glass, making it easier to work with during the manufacturing process. Additionally, silica contributes to the opalescent appearance of opal glass, giving it a milky, iridescent quality.
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.
Is opal a cleavage or fracture?
Opal does not have a cleavage or fracture because it lacks a distinct cleavage plane like minerals such as mica or calcite. Instead, opal typically fractures conchoidally, meaning it breaks with smooth, curved surfaces similar to glass.
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?
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 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 color is a faux opal?
Faux opals can come in a variety of colors such as white, blue, pink, purple, and green. They are created to mimic the appearance of natural opals but are usually made of materials like glass or resin.
What is another name for opal?
Another name for opal is "fire 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.
