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Opal, the Phenomenal Gemstone
Author | : Janet Clifford |
Publisher | : Lithographie LLC |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Opals |
ISBN | : 9780979099809 |
Precious opal is a rainbow made tangible. Its spectral blaze of color moves, changes, intensifies, fades, or disappears with the slightest change in perspective. Opal?s intriguing play of color and unique atomic arrangement has made it the subject of scientific probing from early optics in the 1850s to high tech photonics today. Equally challenging has been discovering opal?s place in history. Its beauty begs to be enshrined in myth and legend when facts are as scarce as the stone itself.Opal, both precious and common, is found in disparate environments from the unbearable heat of the Australian outback to the higher elevations of the Canadian Rockies, from a centuries old site in Slovakia to a number of little known places in the American west. A unique assortment of characters collect and mine this equally individual stone, of which no two are exactly alike.This blazing gem of chemical simplicity?just silica and water?has ignited a complexity of human emotions: a compulsion to mine, the desire to wear, an urge to fashion, the challenge to imitate, a need to possess. A natural, wearable stone with magical depth, movement, and color, opal is a truly phenomenal gemstone.
The World of Opals
Author | : Allan W. Eckert |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 1997-10-02 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780471133971 |
Readers will find fascinating details about the discovery, whereabouts, and value of famous opals, from such classic specimens as the Burning of Troy Opal to the Bonanza Opal and other more recent discoveries. Finally, the book surveys today's major opal-producing areas and provides current information on opal occurrence worldwide. Punctuating the text are useful tables, extensive glossaries of opal types and opal-related terms, and beautiful photographs that capture the essence and mystery of this most exquisite stone.
Opal: the Gem of the Never Never
Author | : T. C. Wollaston |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
ISBN | : |
Opals
Author | : Fred Ward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Opals |
ISBN | : 9780963372383 |
This book is the latest in the popular Fred Ward Gem Book Series. The full-color photographs give the buyer and enthusiast all the information needed to understand the various types of opals and the ability to buy them wisely.
Awesome Opals
Author | : Joyce Jeffries |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 27 |
Release | : 2017-07-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1534523006 |
Opals emit a rainbow of colors, which makes them perfect gems to place in stunning pieces of jewelry. How do opals go from raw stones to beautiful gems? Readers discover the answer to this question as they learn the steps that must be taken and the technology that is used to find, cut, and polish opals. Clear main text and informative fact boxes help readers become experts on opals. Colorful photographs of these gems are sure to keep readers engaged as they learn.
Opals & Gold
Author | : Robert Maclauchlan Macdonald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Gold mines and mining |
ISBN | : |