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Definition: harlequin opal
harlequin opal
n : a reddish opal with small patches of brilliant color
English → English (gcide)
Definition: harlequin opal
Opal
\O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,
stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The
precious opal presents a peculiar play of colors
of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One
kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,
is called the
harlequin opal. The
fire opal has
colors like the red and yellow of flame.
Common opal
has a milky appearance.
Menilite is a brown impure
variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near
Paris. Other varieties are
cacholong,
girasol,
hyalite, and
geyserite.
[1913 Webster]
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