Opal has a hardness of 5.5 to 6.5 on Mohs Scale
The fracture of an opal can be hard or smooth , An opal can have as many fractures as any other mineral can . Sometimes opal can be smooth , sometimes they can be hard . The fracture of an opal is hard and smooth .
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.
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.
There are 5 basic types of opal. These types are Peruvian Opal, Fire Opal, Girasol Opal, Common opal and Precious Opal.
Another name for opal is "fire opal."
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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.
black and opal
depens on the opal
The Opal was created in 1851.
The Opal ended in 1860.
Depends on what kind of opal