Difference between revisions of "Opal"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_150427" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77544" /> == | |||
<p> A variety of quartz, of which the finest kind, precious opal, is translucent, with blue or yellow tint, and when polished with a convex sur face shows an admirable play of colours; it is found chiefly at Cerwenitza, Austria. </p> | <p> A variety of quartz, of which the finest kind, precious opal, is translucent, with blue or yellow tint, and when polished with a convex sur face shows an admirable play of colours; it is found chiefly at Cerwenitza, Austria. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_150427"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/opal Opal from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_77544"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/opal Opal from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_77544"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/opal Opal from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:02, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A variety of quartz, of which the finest kind, precious opal, is translucent, with blue or yellow tint, and when polished with a convex sur face shows an admirable play of colours; it is found chiefly at Cerwenitza, Austria.
