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- noun Plural form of
opal .
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Examples
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Most prominent among the opals of to-day are the so-called "_Black opals_" from New
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Frank Bertram Wade
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One of the best areas to view and buy opals is in the town of Magdalena, in the state of Jalisco, a one-hour drive north west of Guadalajara.
Mexican fire opals 2000
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One of the best areas to view and buy opals is in the town of Magdalena, in the state of Jalisco, a one-hour drive north west of Guadalajara.
Mexican fire opals 2000
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A tray of firey opals from the mines near Tequisquiapan.
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Little smiling villages and townships burst upon us like sparkling opals from the emerald woods, and everything denoted a prosperous and well-conditioned State.
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Matching the opals was the greatest challenge behind this work, she says.
Forbes.com: News Elizabeth Corcoran 2008
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And "opals" again, the last word swallowed by the rising night.
The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994
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The finding comes on the heels of discoveries of water-bearing minerals such as opals and carbonates, the latter of which was announced by Brown graduate student Bethany Ehlmann in a paper in Science in December.
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The finding follows the discoveries of water-bearing minerals such as opals and carbonates on Mars.
unknown title 2009
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They have also found water-bearing minerals, such as opals and carbonates that show that water has reacted with the Martian regolith, or dirt.
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