Opals are quite rough when they are first mined. They are cut and polished and sometimes oiled to look nice. Doublet opals are often covered with another material such as glass which can add shine.
You can purchase Diamonds in the Rough by Avenged Sevenfold at almost any music store. Most Best Buys will have it, and you can also purchase it online.
Nobody MADE opals. They're mined out of the ground.
Opals cannot be used as foods. They are hard, precious stones.
Neither opals or any other gemstone will make you invisible.
Some opals are known as black opals, this is when they have a mainly black colour. In general a black opal is very dark blue and has flecks of other colours within
Opals typically have a smooth or waxy texture on the surface due to their composition of silica spheres. The internal structure of opals can exhibit a unique play of colors called opalescence.
Opals are amorphous because they lack a crystalline structure. Their formation involves the precipitation of silica spheres in a disordered arrangement, which gives opals their unique play-of-color appearance. This lack of a crystal lattice is what differentiates them from most other gemstones.
Yes, opals are natively Australian and are found in various regions across the country, such as Lightning Ridge, Coober Pedy, and Andamooka. Australia produces around 95% of the world's opal supply.
No, opals are a type of mineraloid composed of silica spheres. Opals are sensitive to heat and can crack or lose their play-of-color if exposed to high temperatures. It is not recommended to try melting opals.
Three different types of Opal are found in Australia:Fire Opals are mined in South Australia near Coober Pedy.Black Opals are mined in New South Wales near Lightning Ridge.Boulder Opals are mined in the western Queensland.
No they do not shrink.