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Opal

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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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.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Opal'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​o/opal.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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