OUTSTANDING OPAL

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OUTSTANDING OPAL
CODY R.
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COLOR
The color of Opal is white, black, gray and
others with play of colors.
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MOHS SCALE of HARDNESS
The hardness of Opal is 5.5- 6.5.
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MINING LOCATIONS
Opal can be found and mined in South Australia
and Mexico.
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MYTHS

• The name Opal comes from the Latin opalus which
  in turn is coming from Greek.
• The ancient Arabs believed it came from heaven ,
  and that it occurred the play of color from
  flashes of lighting.

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INTERESTING FACTS

• Queen Victoria helped popularize Black opal and
  White opal by giving opal jewelry to all of her
  children.
• Black opal was found in Australia in 1887.
• Black and white opals are currently the most
  popular gems.
• Australia produces 85 percent of the worlds opal.