: a usually amorphous mineral that is a hydrated silica softer and less dense than quartz and typically with definite and often marked iridescent play of colors and is used especially as a gem
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The shop features the brand’s popular designs — including gold jewelry featuring diamonds, opals, sapphires and more.
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Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2024
Its regal galleries showcase raw opals and the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal artifacts, including shields, totems, spears, and boomerangs — one of which is more othan 7,000 years old.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
The fossils were discovered about 25 years ago in the Lightning Ridge opal fields, a region of New South Wales known for producing valuable black opals.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
Sweeney's metallic underwear — which retails for $5,800 on Miu Miu's website — also comes in beige (Emma Corin modeled the colorway on the runway last spring) and pink opal.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
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Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2024
Its regal galleries showcase raw opals and the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal artifacts, including shields, totems, spears, and boomerangs — one of which is more othan 7,000 years old.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
The fossils were discovered about 25 years ago in the Lightning Ridge opal fields, a region of New South Wales known for producing valuable black opals.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
Sweeney's metallic underwear — which retails for $5,800 on Miu Miu's website — also comes in beige (Emma Corin modeled the colorway on the runway last spring) and pink opal.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Opal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opal. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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opal
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: a mineral with changeable colors that is used as a gem
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