Opal
noun
A type of precious gemstone that show a play of changing colors when it is viewed from different positions.
She found an opal at the bottom of the sea while snorkeling.
Often appears as...
- fire opal
- opal necklace
noun
A pale or light color of this stone.
Her eyes were of an opal color, reflecting different hues in the sunlight.
Often appears as...
- opal-colored eyes
- opal sky
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Poetic
noun
A type of precious gemstone that show a play of changing colors when it is viewed from different positions.
She found an opal at the bottom of the sea while snorkeling.
Often appears as...
- fire opal
- opal necklace
noun
A pale or light color of this stone.
Her eyes were of an opal color, reflecting different hues in the sunlight.
Often appears as...
- opal-colored eyes
- opal sky
Usage tips
Poetic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Jewelry Gemstone
Opal is often used in jewelry like rings and pendants and is a symbol of beauty.
He gave her a stunning opal ring.
Pro Tip 2/3Play of Color
The color play in opals can include a range of hues, likening to rainbows.
The opal shimmered with a spectrum of colors.
Pro Tip 3/3Varieties Abound
Opals come in many types, such as 'fire opal', known for its warm colors.
The fire opal necklace glowed with a fiery orange hue.
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Deep Under the Earth's...
you have to completely forget what you know about caves -- classic limestone caves or the touristic caves that you can visit in several places in the world. Because what seems a simple stalactite here is not made by calcium carbonate, but is made by opal,
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he said coming now at Brockton sands the problem is in this town almost everyone almost everyday believes he is on the verge of finding a fortune something like this these opals were all cut out
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The most colorful...
everything from broad flash to pin-fire to the ultra-rare harlequin. The circumstances that lead to the formation of precious opal are so uncommon that they only occur in a handful of places.
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Deep Under the Earth's...
you have to completely forget what you know about caves -- classic limestone caves or the touristic caves that you can visit in several places in the world. Because what seems a simple stalactite here is not made by calcium carbonate, but is made by opal,
Video examples
Coober Pedy PIPE National...
he said coming now at Brockton sands the problem is in this town almost everyone almost everyday believes he is on the verge of finding a fortune something like this these opals were all cut out
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The most colorful...
everything from broad flash to pin-fire to the ultra-rare harlequin. The circumstances that lead to the formation of precious opal are so uncommon that they only occur in a handful of places.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Fiona Bruce
British Journalist
My own valuation moment: When I started 'Antiques Roadshow,' John Benjamin looked at my engagement ring, which is Victorian. I sat there as a visitor would and he dated it, talked me through the stone, which is an opal, and which mine it would have been from.
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John Steinbeck
American Author
There are as many worlds as there are kinds of days, and as an opal changes its colors and its fire to match the nature of a day, so do I.
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Kerry Greenwood
Australian Author
In the 1970s, I used to buy opals and moonstones at the Queen Victoria Market, which were seen as old-fashioned and too heavy at the time.
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Fiona Bruce
British Journalist
My own valuation moment: When I started 'Antiques Roadshow,' John Benjamin looked at my engagement ring, which is Victorian. I sat there as a visitor would and he dated it, talked me through the stone, which is an opal, and which mine it would have been from.
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John Steinbeck
American Author
There are as many worlds as there are kinds of days, and as an opal changes its colors and its fire to match the nature of a day, so do I.
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Kerry Greenwood
Australian Author
In the 1970s, I used to buy opals and moonstones at the Queen Victoria Market, which were seen as old-fashioned and too heavy at the time.
Example 1 of 3
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