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  2. List of individual gemstones - Wikipedia

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    Andamooka Opal, presented to Queen Elizabeth II, also known as the Queen's Opal; Flame Queen Opal; Galaxy Opal; Halley's Comet Opal, the world's largest uncut black opal; Olympic Australis Opal, reported to be the largest and most valuable gem opal ever found

  3. Mineraloid - Wikipedia

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    A mineraloid is a naturally occurring substance that resembles a mineral, but does not demonstrate the crystallinity of a mineral. Mineraloid substances possess chemical compositions that vary beyond the generally accepted ranges for specific minerals, for example, obsidian is an amorphous glass and not a true crystal; lignite is derived from the decay of wood under extreme pressure ...

  4. Opal - Wikipedia

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    Wood opal, also known as xylopal, [52] [53] is a form of opal, [54] as well as a type of petrified wood which has developed an opalescent sheen or, more rarely, where the wood has been completely replaced by opal. Other names for this opalized sheen-like wood are opalized wood and opalized petrified wood. It is often used as a gemstone. [55]

  5. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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    Gadolinite; Gahnite; Gahnospinel; Garnet group: Pyralspite. Almandine; Pyrope; Spessartine; Ugrandite. Andradite. Demantoid; Melanite; Topazolite; Grossular ...

  6. Terraria - Wikipedia

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    Terraria is a 2D sandbox game with gameplay that revolves around exploration, building, crafting, combat, survival, and mining, playable in both single-player and multiplayer modes. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The game has a 2D sprite tile-based graphical style reminiscent of the 16-bit sprites found on the Super NES . [ 4 ]

  7. Biogenic silica - Wikipedia

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    Biogenic silica (bSi), also referred to as opal, biogenic opal, or amorphous opaline silica, forms one of the most widespread biogenic minerals. For example, microscopic particles of silica called phytoliths can be found in grasses and other plants. Silica is an amorphous metalloid oxide formed by complex inorganic polymerization processes.

  8. List of Jewelpets and Sweetspets - Wikipedia

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    In Kira Deco, he is one of Coal's lackeys and also an admirer to Opal, who plans on taking the Deco Stones for their master, the Dark General. He also has minor appearances in Happiness before his major role in episode 31, where he forms a Magic Gem with Nobara Kitajima. In Lady, he is the owner of a tea shop. Topaz (トパーズ, Topāzu) Topaz

  9. Doublet (lapidary) - Wikipedia

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    A doublet is a type of assembled gem composed in two sections. [1] It is sometimes used to imitate other, more expensive gems. Opal Doublet. A garnet and glass doublet uses a top portion of natural garnet fused to any color of glass to imitate a gem. The color of glass used in the doublet is all that is seen, as the garnet provides no color.