cacholong
美蛋白石
美蛋白石
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 .
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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 }.
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1913 Webster ]
Cacholong \
Cach "
o *
long \,
n . [
F .
cacholong ,
said to be from Cach ,
the name of a river in Bucharia cholon ,
a Calmuck word for stone ;
or fr .
a Calmuck word meaning "
beautiful stone "]
(
Min .)
An opaque or milk -
white chalcedony ,
a variety of quartz ;
also ,
a similar variety of opal .
[
1913 Webster ]
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