| 单词 | opal |
| 例句 | His hands were pale, with green veins and fingers that were like parasites, and he wore a solid gold ring with a round sunflower opal on his left index finger. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He wore a large opal ring on his middle finger. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The lady smiled at what he said and the opals shone in her black hair, radiant. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “Milk opal,” she says, steady, staring at me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Over the past weeks in Paris, in the hours between other tasks, he has narrowed a list of seven lapidaries to three, then to one: a half-Algerian named Dupont who came of age cutting opal. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z An eruption of Mount Elgon about seven million years ago had buried the rain forest in ash, and the logs had been transformed into opal and chert. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry saw him give a small wave, and looking around, saw Madame Maxime return it, her opals glittering in the candlelight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He showed Dany an iron bracelet he had found, set with a uncut fire opal the size of her thumb. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Rubies and opals, of course,” the man said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z In my parent’s creamy bedroom I sat at Mum's dressing table, spiked my hair with L’Oréal hair mousse, daubed an Adam Ant stripe across my face, and held her opal brooch over one eye. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Her jewelry hangs there—slices of agate on long chains of raw crystal beads, collars set with moonstones, deep green bloodstones strung together, and an opal pendant, bright as fire in the sunlight. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It reminded her of an opal, but brighter, impossibly prettier. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal, seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down for courage and moving her hands like Frisco dances out alone on the canvas platform. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Pirzada draped his jacket over the chair behind him, removed a pair of opal cuff links, and rolled up the starched sleeves of his shirt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z One boy appeared perfect, so round in the cool opal dawn. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indian Ocean flashed incredible colors of emerald jade and opal in the shallow water surrounding the Maldive Islands, then on to the Burma coast and lush green jungle, followed by mountains and coastline. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven rings, three plain gold bands, one gold with a small diamond stone, one gold with an opal and four pearls, one man’s ring with garnet and eagle insignia, one silver initial ring. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Xaro was a languid, elegant man with a bald head and a great beak of a nose crusted with rubies, opals, and flakes of jade. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With him was his lady, slender and young, bright as new copper, her black hair crowned with opals. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z "The Thirteen shall set a crown of black jade and fire opals upon her lovely head." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All the gravel was picked out of the cuts and grazes, bit by tiny bit, with cotton wool and a bowl of water, warm and clouded like an opal with Dettol. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z There was a jade heart and an opal. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bast leaned closer until their faces were mere inches apart, his eyes gone white as opal, white as a full-bellied moon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Draco paused to examine a long coil of hangman’s rope and to read, smirking, the card propped on a magnificent necklace of opals, Caution: Do Not Touch. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They had hair of silver and hair of gold and hair of platinum white, and their eyes were opal and amethyst, tourmaline and jade. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She was looking at herself in the mirror, remembering the pale blue silk dress with the pink flowers and the gold necklace with rubies and opals. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Jewels danced when he moved his hands; onyx and opal, tiger’s eye and tourmaline, ruby, amethyst, sapphire, emerald, jet and jade, a black diamond, and a green pearl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The armor had been made of silver and gold, the knights of jade and beryl and onyx and tourmaline, of amber and opal and amethyst, each as tall'as her little finger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On Pluto’s ring finger was a massive opal, like a chunk of polished frozen Mist. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Curly white hair like a frilly cap and eyes soft as opals. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed from head to foot in black satin, and many magnificent opals gleamed at her throat and on her thick fingers. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z An ornate opal necklace was visible, poking out of the paper. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Even at night, when the house glows like an opal in the tropical darkness, the threshold between inside and out seems to dissolve. Donna Karan 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z Catherine Best presented an exquisite 241-carat opal, set in red, white and yellow gold, which she calls "The Flight of Dragons", and in line with a current industry vogue. Goldsmiths' Fair is barometer for artisanal jewel design tastes 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z The last time high-end designers flipped for opal on this scale was a century ago, at the height of the Art Nouveau period. Special Report: Jewelry: Opal: Delicate Beauty in a Watery Orb 2010-05-20T16:00:00Z After Sawyer surprised Ogle with an opal ring, she dug into a backpack where she’d been hiding gifts for him: an engagement ring and small Pikachu doll wearing a tuxedo. Yes, people are still obsessed with Pokémon — and this is their Super Bowl 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z The Newark Museum owns a gold vine Manz necklace with a teardrop opal pendant. Antiques: Giving a Craftsman His Due 2012-09-27T21:56:26Z KG, as they call him in the film, becomes obsessed with this black opal that's a centerpiece of the story. Eric Bogosian breaks down "Uncut Gems" and Adam Sandler's "amazing" performance 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Comprised of pink opal, mammoth ivory or black onyx sprinkled with pink sapphire “seeds,” the earrings are $2,800. | Forbidden Fruit 2010-05-21T15:31:00Z The temperate underground homes and churches are unique, and the opals exquisite – there was plenty of shopping going on. The Ghan expedition – exploring Australia's great 'in-between' 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z The vivid colors that appeared on the Dior runway were even more eye-popping in the “Le Coffret de Victoire,” where the fine gems mingled with semi-precious stones like a green opal. Jewelry With Stories to Tell 2010-07-12T11:20:00Z On closer observation, however, we see that the old table spattered with paint is inlaid with pearls and opals; the paint-stained dust sheet is painstakingly embroidered; and there are nails of gold and silver. Exhibitions picks of the week 2010-03-27T00:07:00Z One is a black-and-white “zebra opal” from a little-known mine close to Andamooka in South Australia. Special Report: Jewelry: Opal: Delicate Beauty in a Watery Orb 2010-05-20T16:00:00Z Moreau’s own face was more round than opal, but her beauty always had a stunningly fatale quality, perhaps most obviously in the dark circles under her eyes. Jeanne Moreau: the intelligent, complex star who lit up the French New Wave 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Some of Ms. Harris’s designs come in solid gold and others in platinum; many are clustered with brilliant diamonds or opals. Helen, With the Gold Teeth 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Her choice for holiday dressing is a pair of earrings with one-of-a-kind opals surrounded by diamonds. Plaid scarves, fleece-lined boots and pea coats won't do 2011-12-05T17:18:31Z Ms. Flowers’s grills include eight bottom teeth and her right upper fang in white gold perms, an opal on the right side and a red rose across her right front tooth. Helen, With the Gold Teeth 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Howard is loath to part with the opal, but he senses that the transaction gives him a betting advantage. The Mesmerizing Chaos of “Uncut Gems” 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z On the downside, opal carries heavy spiritual baggage. Special Report: Jewelry: Opal: Delicate Beauty in a Watery Orb 2010-05-20T16:00:00Z It's about 3 feet tall and a kind of opal white, dotted with little colored plastic bulbs. The ceramic Christmas tree is back! Why the retro holiday decoration is everywhere this year 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z When a package arrives at his store containing an opal from the Ethiopian Welo mine, this uncut gem is — after multiplying the carats — likely worth over a million dollars. “Uncut Gems” is a merciless, nail-biting crime thriller that lets Adam Sandler shine 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Instead, she mixes diamonds, sapphires and amethysts with moodier materials like jasper “zebra” agate, purple turquoise, Nubian opals and moonstones. T Magazine: Rock Star 2011-02-17T09:00:37Z Howard believes that the opal will save him — he plans to sell it at auction — but like good fortune, the precious lump keeps slipping from his grasp. ‘Uncut Gems’ Review: Adam Sandler’s Punch-Drunk Hustle 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Other intriguing pieces included Chaumet’s narrow diamond tiara with a central opal, with an upstanding aigrette of white feathers rising from sapphire branches. Bedazzled at the Place Vendôme 2012-07-09T12:37:02Z And: “The moon freshly polished: an opal on a bit of velvet.” Moral Questions Lurk Beneath a Ghost Story in ‘Melmoth’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z From a serpent necklace melding opals and rock crystals, through butterfly wings in colored sapphires to a chameleon bracelet, this was nature in sophisticated style. Bedazzled at the Place Vendôme 2012-07-09T12:37:02Z The designer, referring to opals, said that he liked “different associations of color,” and he also worked an intricate floral theme by engraving flowers on sapphires. Jewelry With Stories to Tell 2010-07-12T11:20:00Z He’s plotting the score of a lifetime: importing—or, rather, smuggling—a rare, uncut, large black opal from Ethiopia, which he’s expecting to sell, through an upscale auction house, for a million dollars. The Mesmerizing Chaos of “Uncut Gems” 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Tribute to Mom Celebrating the memories of her youth, the bride wore her mother’s opal pendant necklace and bracelet. Laughter and Love, a Gazillion Dates Later 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z In the hands of the master jewelers René Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany, opal enjoyed a reputation as a mystical, moody stone in line with the era’s longing for nature, fluidity and movement. Special Report: Jewelry: Opal: Delicate Beauty in a Watery Orb 2010-05-20T16:00:00Z His problems multiply, like the opal’s carats, but he just stays focused on that payday. “Uncut Gems” is a merciless, nail-biting crime thriller that lets Adam Sandler shine 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Scorned by the high end, opal lost its magic touch. Special Report: Jewelry: Opal: Delicate Beauty in a Watery Orb 2010-05-20T16:00:00Z They were all shapes and sizes and some of them were in jewelled colours, emerald, opal, crimson, cobalt, ultramarine. Sea Story by AS Byatt 2013-03-15T13:58:58Z So here is it, my grandmother's opal,centrepiece of a necklace broken and strewnwho now knows where? Poem of the week: 'My Grandmother's Opal' by Grevel Lindop 2010-12-27T09:00:03Z The other is boulder opal from Queensland, which is cut, polished and set inside its host rock, a brown ironstone. Special Report: Jewelry: Opal: Delicate Beauty in a Watery Orb 2010-05-20T16:00:00Z The groom’s wedding ring was made by Lewis Williams of LHN Jewelry, and the bride’s opal engagement ring was made by Katherine Lincoln. Case of Mistaken Identity (He Wasn’t a Con Man) 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Female pop geniuses who exercise their gifts in rampant, restless fashion over decades, writing, performing, and producing their own work, are as rare as black opals. The Enduring, Incandescent Power of Kate Bush 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z For the Medusa Moon Jellyfish ring, she employed a rare opal from Andamooka, Australia, to transmit the animal’s eerie lit-from-within transparency. Jewelry Designer Temple St. Clair Carr's Collaboration with Artist Nancy Lorenz 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z The opal brings Garnett good luck, and Howard lucks out at first, too. “Uncut Gems” is a merciless, nail-biting crime thriller that lets Adam Sandler shine 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z “Two things determine if you’ll even get in front of the celebrity,” said Kimberly McDonald, a New York designer known for putting a luxury spin on earthy gems like geodes and opals. IHT Special Report: Jewelry: For Jewelers, Using Celebrities as a Showcase 2012-05-16T13:47:49Z To get the cash, the opal is going to be auctioned off, but before Howard delivers it to the seller, he loans it to Kevin Garnett, the Boston Celtics center. “Uncut Gems” is a merciless, nail-biting crime thriller that lets Adam Sandler shine 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The necklace is available in 18-karat gold plated over brass or silver plated over brass with nine white simulated opals. 18 beautiful jewelry gifts handmade by L.A. makers 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z In September 2019, artisanal miners were hunting for opal in El Ali, as the desert region is rich in the popular gemstone. Minerals discovered in Somalian meteorite are new to science 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z She has rings for him to don at his opening, including a black opal that sparkles in the sun. Henry Taylor, the democratic king of portraiture, makes his L.A. homecoming at MOCA 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z There are also pink opals, pink malaya garnets, pink topaz. Think Barbiecore and all things pink for holiday gifts 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The faces are made by hand in Los Angeles and Ojai with recycled metals and Australian opal eyes. 17 stunning jewelry gifts by L.A. creatives 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The same cannot be said for opal, a vibrant but softer stone that several jewelers say has become another diamond alternative. For queer couples, engagement rings with subversive stones 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z An opal such as that shown in Figure 27.17 acts like a reflection grating with rows separated by about 8 µm . College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z At Moore’s feet sat opal gemstones formed about 1600 years ago when hot springs saturated with silica spilled to the surface, leaving behind rocks candy-striped in yellow, red, and white. In Utah, researchers are trying to unlock Earth’s heat and make geothermal energy a reality 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Typically, substances like coal, pearl, opal, or obsidian that do not fit the definition of a mineral are called mineraloids. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Bright morning light shone in through the four restored clock faces — perched high above the Houses of Parliament — each with 324 pieces of pot opal glass produced in Germany. Big Ben’s Bongs Will Soon Ring Out Again Across London 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Because opals are about twice as soft as diamonds, they are more susceptible to breaking and can start to deteriorate within two years, Sandimirova said. For queer couples, engagement rings with subversive stones 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z At moments, as the rays of the setting sun flooded across the Potomac River, the upper branches of many trees seemed to glow as might a sea of opals and rubies. It was the second day of April, and many cherry blossoms remained 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z She walked down the aisle in Fisher’s favorite ring, a blue fire opal, as well as a ring her mother had given to one of her best friends. Billie Lourd honors her late mother and grandmother during her wedding to Austen Rydell 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Typically, substances like coal, pearl, opal, or obsidian that do not fit the definition of a mineral are called mineraloids. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Nick Cline, a partner and appraisal specialist with Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals, said the family has documentation surrounding the provenance of the opal. Huge opal sells for $125K at Alaska auction 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Moss agate, which is slightly harder than opal, has also risen in demand. For queer couples, engagement rings with subversive stones 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z But he was caught off-guard by a call he got last fall from a man saying he had “one of the largest opals in the world.” Alaska auction to feature massive opal locked away for years 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z It’s known for its opal mines, and the bones of some of Australia’s largest dinosaurs have been unearthed on its outskirts. Hellishly Hot Tiny Town Offers ‘Free’ Land. Hundreds of Calls Came In. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z From the window seat of a 737, they look like flickering blue opals embedded in a matrix of dusty greenery and concrete. The Pacific Ocean is right there. So why is Southern California so hot for swimming pools? 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z “I bought a chain — a Quetzalcoatl dragon with opals in the eyes,” he said. How 24kGoldn went from USC freshman to Spotify-topping hip-hop star 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z The opal, pulled from rock in Indonesia and nicknamed “Beverly,” contains the shell of a tiny cicada nymph. Rare Fossil Reveals Cicada Entombed in Opal 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z The opal is larger than a brick and is broken into two pieces, which von Brandt said was a practice used decades ago to prove gem quality. Alaska auction to feature massive opal locked away for years 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Indeed, opals are naturally formed, fossilized colloidal crystals of silica particles, and the sparkle of opals is caused by the energy gaps described above. Elusive photonic crystals come a step closer 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z "I bought a colour that was meant to be opal blonde but it was actually farmyard brown. It was horrible," she says. The women who have embraced their grey roots 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z In 2019, for example, researchers discovered the fossilized remains of a herd of dinosaurs in an opal mine in the Australian outback. Unusual 'toothless' dinosaur discovered in Australia 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z This kind of opal formation is in fact more common than the hydrothermal process, but it is slower and thus considered less likely to preserve traces of life. Rare Fossil Reveals Cicada Entombed in Opal 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Von Brandt said the stone has been in his family since the late 1950s, when his grandfather bought it from an Australian opal dealer named John Altmann. Alaska auction to feature massive opal locked away for years 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z You know, it goes from it goes from stones to opal, you know, pretty nice, shiny, luminescent. Ellen Bass Reads Frank X. Gaspar 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The opal, recently pulled from the fish, is beckoning. ‘Uncut Gems’ review: Adam Sandler shines as he doubles down on risky bets 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Think back to that opening scene in the opal mine: There’s a shot of a grievously injured miner. Review | In ‘Uncut Gems,’ Adam Sandler is supremely annoying. That’s why he’s so great. 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z And so on this day, when Howard’s beloved black opal arrives in the mail from Ethiopia, smuggled in the belly of a giant fish, he can’t resist showing it off to Garnett. Review: ‘Uncut Gems’ mines the best of Adam Sandler’s talent 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Cline said the family has documentation surrounding the provenance of the opal. Alaska auction to feature massive opal locked away for years 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z And here you see the poem go from “stones” to conjuring “opal or pearl or plain rock.” Ellen Bass Reads Frank X. Gaspar 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z In an outlandish digital-effects passage, the camera plunges inside the opal, down to the molecular level, then we see light at the end of a tunnel. ‘Uncut Gems’ review: Adam Sandler shines as he doubles down on risky bets 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z His latest foolhardy scheme rests on those stolen opals, which function on one level as a classic movie MacGuffin — an accursed, much-coveted artifact that rapidly changes hands, sowing confusion and bad blood in its wake. Review: Adam Sandler gives the performance of his career in the razor-sharp 'Uncut Gems' 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z When Garnett suggests that Howard exploited the Ethiopians by underpaying for the opal, Howard defends himself with a basketball analogy. The Safdie Brothers’ Full-Immersion Filmmaking 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z But she said she started digging and discovered “something with my grandfather’s handwriting with the picture of the opal with the word ‘Americus Australis.’” Alaska auction to feature massive opal locked away for years 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z In the turmoil, the mine is evacuated, and two workers wrench a rare black opal from the seam. Adam Sandler’s Everlasting Shtick 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The Carousel pendant’s ring of gunmetal or brass cylinders is tipped with opal glass diffusers. RIGHT AT HOME: Design and décor with British flair 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Recently they discovered the fossilized remains of a herd of dinosaurs in an opal mine in the Australian outback. Day the dinosaurs died: Asteroid impact site reveals devastation from power of 10 billion A-bombs 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The remains were discovered by opal miner Robert Foster in the 1980s and include parts of four skeletons. Incredible dinosaur discovery: Herd of opal-encrusted dinos uncovered 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z The auction house said the stone was discovered in the same field in Australia as the opal known as the “Olympic Australis,” which weighs 17,000 carats and is on permanent display in Altmann’s shop. Alaska auction to feature massive opal locked away for years 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Prayer bead bracelets are strung with smooth Australian opal, moonstone or bone. Jewelry designer Sheryl Lowe wants her pieces to create a sense of adventure for the wearer 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z A jeweler who specializes in opals, he moved to Pensacola in 2010 after living in Georgia and western North Carolina, and says he’s found his forever home. You’re going where? Pensacola, Fla. 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z “I took my camera and lenses, and my DJI drone, along with a number of bottles of Nevada precious opal.” What evacuaees took when they escaped the fires, and what they left behind 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Look for other unique stones, like tourmaline, emerald, opal, garnet and geode, as well as freeform “raw” stones. Bridal trends: Dramatic details and growing individuality | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The sale includes a smaller piece of the opal that von Brandt said his father cut off to be worn or displayed. Alaska auction to feature massive opal locked away for years 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z “This was made in Hasami, a town in southern Japan known for its ceramics and glassware. The color reminds me of an opal.” Gaia Repossi’s Japanese Bud Vases, Illustrated 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z It was made for Queen Victoria in 1853 with opals to set off the diamonds, but the opals were later replaced with rubies. Meghan’s choice: Will a royal tiara grace the big day? 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The structure resembles that of tightly packed silica spheres in opal, which diffract light and produce the gemstone’s coveted color. Scientists uncover the secret behind shimmering seaweed 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z “I really like the rocks,” Simon said of the emeralds, opals, aquamarine, moonstones and labradorite he’s been using lately to create rings. Mount Vernon boy turns jewelry hobby into business 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z A spokesperson for the Gemological Institute of America said they could not comment on the opal as they had not seen it. Alaska auction to feature massive opal locked away for years 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Poultry preceded the two-level emporium, but visitors nostalgic for the former poultry plant can grab a curry chicken sandwich at Provisions Market Hall or a ring with an egg-shaped opal at Newtwist. You’re going where? Eugene, Ore. 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z “These opals are 20 karats and 30 karats each,” Mr. Rau said. For an Investment That Sparkles, Consider Tiffany or Cartier 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Its symptom is a relentless pursuit of opal, which is Australia's national gemstone. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Emeralds, diamonds and opals were among the items taken. $30K in gems, precious stones stolen from New Jersey museum 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z And depending on the time of day, the ice can appear blue, orange, sapphire, topaz or opal. Neil Gorsuch, Senate, Standing Rock: Your Wednesday Briefing 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Jewel ice can also appear sapphire, topaz or opal, depending on the sky. Ice That Sparkles Like Diamonds Washes Onto Japanese Shores 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z David Webb, a jewelry maker active in the 1950s to early 1970s, designed a necklace with 682 karats of opals and used smaller emeralds and diamonds to separate the pearl-shaped stones. For an Investment That Sparkles, Consider Tiffany or Cartier 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Even in designated opal fields, you need luck, and months, or even years, of patience to find them. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z "We decided we would retain that intention, and keep it as a significant and obviously excellent example of light opal from South Australia." Fire of Australia: The return of the world's finest uncut opal - BBC News 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Several weeks later, however, when he got down on one knee and presented the opal engagement ring, his girlfriend presented her own ring for him. Those Ads That Follow You Around the Internet Are Ruining Christmas 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z The gold cluster ring, set with an opal surrounded by six rubies, sold for £1,250, while the silver lipstick case engraved with 'EB' sold for £360. Hitler's wife's knickers sold at auction - BBC News 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Its focus is on delicate rings, earrings and chains that are meant to be stacked or layered. Wwake is also handmade in New York and uses gems such as opal, sapphire, tanzanite and diamonds. Net-a-Porter launches fresh selections of contemporary gold and silver jewelry for women 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The trouble is that opals are so scarce. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z "When our state's inland sea evaporated millions of years ago, it provided a unique silica-rich environment for the creation of precious opal. It is these exceptional conditions that created the Fire of Australia." Fire of Australia: The return of the world's finest uncut opal - BBC News 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z One evening, as his girlfriend was looking over his shoulder, an ad for opal engagement rings—her favorite gemstone—popped up on his Facebook news feed. Those Ads That Follow You Around the Internet Are Ruining Christmas 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Black opal is found in nodules, or seams, 30 to 100 feet underground, in layers beneath sandstone and clay. An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Not everyone in Austin thinks the opal should be sent back. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Rather than tunnelling into the ground, Mr Dunstan is open-cut mining, which involves scraping away a few inches of rock with an excavator, and then periodically investigating for opals. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z "But South Australia supplies about 90% of the world's quality opals. There may be more major finds." Fire of Australia: The return of the world's finest uncut opal - BBC News 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z A 25cm claw, part of a forearm, a metatarsal, a rib and parts of a hip and lower leg were discovered by opal miners and handed over to researchers in 2005. Lightning claw: fossilised bones found to be Australia's largest carnivorous dinosaur 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z It may then pool when it hits impervious clay, and form opals. An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z So she had a jewelry store place a hook on the opal, and she wore the gem on one occasion: to the Women’s Symphony League of Austin’s annual Jewel Ball. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Finding opal is "just too irregular" for big business, says Mr Lang. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z In the world of jewelry, opals inhabit a space reserved for few gems. Stunning Opal Jewelry Designs For 2015 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z These circumstances are quite different from some of the world's other opal fields, which may trace their origin to a volcanic setting, not the sedimentary one seen in Australia. Dazzled by Australia's precious opals - BBC News 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z “Looking into an opal is utterly mesmerizing,” Dr. Archer said. An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z There’s the angle that sounds straight out of a Sherlock Holmes tale, with one newspaper writing of “the mystery of the Lady Mayoress’ opal.” Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z In another boost to opal's comeback, Dior's latest jewellery collection is centred on the gemstone. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Among Nikfarjam’s new collections presented at The Couture Show, which was held in May in Las Vegas, was one-of-kind asymmetric earrings, which uses a variety of gemstone combinations, including Australian white opals. Stunning Opal Jewelry Designs For 2015 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z It's exactly 100 years since the teenage Willie Hutchinson stumbled across a few pieces of opal while walking in the Australian Outback. Dazzled by Australia's precious opals - BBC News 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z No one is sure how long it takes for opals to form. An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z The new lady mayoress had been researching her predecessors when she stumbled upon the story of the opal, Moran said. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The two men are stood in the middle of the sun-bleached South Australian outback, hunting for opals, the rare gemstones that can sparkle with a rainbow of different colours. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z “The play of color in opals is so gorgeous they sometimes don’t even seem real and yet they are. Opals are hypnotizing, romantic and, I think, one of the greatest most beautiful phenomena in nature.” Stunning Opal Jewelry Designs For 2015 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Today, the settlement even refers to itself as the "opal capital of the world", with the wider Australian deposits producing more than 80% of the world's precious opals. Dazzled by Australia's precious opals - BBC News 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z They glow with opal hues of blues and greens, and sometimes brilliant flashes of red and yellow. An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z The Advertiser, a South Australian newspaper, reported that the opal was commissioned in 1980 and set with diamonds in a gold chain. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z They sift through the earth that the test drill pulls up, searching for signs of opals that could potentially make them a fortune. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z This year’s Couture Show provided strong evidence of a resurgence in opal jewelry. Stunning Opal Jewelry Designs For 2015 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z And Dr Cooper is quick to recall that Queen Elizabeth, the first reigning monarch to visit Australia, in 1954, was presented with an opal necklace from the South Australian Government. Dazzled by Australia's precious opals - BBC News 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Lightning Ridge is known for its dark opals, as well as the opalized plant and animal fossils found in and around its mines. An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z But the next lady mayoress thought the opal was bad luck and wanted to be rid of it, leading to an angst-filled fight among Adelaide councillors, Moran said. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z He adds that he is also drawn to opal mining because it favours small operators, unlike the multi-million dollar companies that mine Australia for copper and uranium. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z After spending three days at this year’s event, which started January 31 and runs through February 15, her impressive haul included sunstones, tourmaline, custom cut opals of all kinds, and lots and lots of diamonds. Jewelry Designer Irene Neuwirth Goes to the Gem Show 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Highly acidic fluids dissolved silica from quartz-rich sandstones that then later precipitated as precious opal. Dazzled by Australia's precious opals - BBC News 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Hodges, an opal dealer and bookmaker who also ran the local abattoir, wore the dentures in the 1960s and ’70s. An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Though the superstition is by now mostly dead, some thought the red flashes in opals were the devil’s eye looking out, Moran said. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z For Mr Lang and his fellow miners, it also doesn't hurt that opals are back in vogue, and quite literally in Vogue. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Various types of turquoise, coral and opal are used to create the pieces along with other materials, such as lapis lazuli and sugilite set with gold and silver. Navajo Jewelry Focus of Exhibition At American Indian Museum 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z A $250,000 Mexican fire opal necklace sold before the store even opened for business on Nov. 1, but there are more than 200 other new pieces from which to choose. Jewelry designer Irene Neuwirth cooks up something new: A cozy boutique on Melrose 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z Finding opals in Lighting Ridge may be more luck than science. An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z When that lady mayoress and the lord mayor visited Austin in 1983, they gave the opal to Austin. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z "We are desperate to find a new opal field and hopefully attract some new opal miners." Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z "It's this beautiful amethyst to this coral, ivory, white and then teal and turquoise, and this opal. It's a visual feast. I wanted to bring it here." Gaga, Pharrell turn up heat at Fashion Week 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z Common belief dictates that opal earrings and diamond bracelets be relegated to only special occasions—i.e. weddings, cotillions and other black-tie-only events. The Best Fine Jewelry To Wear Casually 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z About 70,000 tourists visit each year: Amateur prospectors try their luck by sifting through pebbles for the opals. An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Pool said she’s interested in placing the opal on display in Austin in conjunction with the resolution. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z He adds that there's a saying in Coober Pedy that often rings true - the moment you find your first opal you catch "opal fever". Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Rice hulls are unique in nature, made of a silica structure that agronomists describe as a “biogenic opal”—a plant-made mineral that stands between a rice kernel and its would-be consumer. The Rube Goldberg of Rice 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The kitchen has an Australian opal granite island that offers seating. Exclusive: Megan Fox And Brian Austin Green Move The Family To Toluca Lake 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Their plans include a two-story hothouse of prehistoric plant life, exhibition rooms and research facilities, and a vault from which valuable Australian opals will be sold. An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z She remembers placing requests to wear the opal to a staffer at the city, perhaps Cooke’s secretary, and someone would retrieve the gem for her. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z He and his business partner, Daniel Becker, 43, started opal mining five years ago. Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Most students used this technique to create rings adorned with semiprecious stones such as opals, simulated emeralds and aquamarine. Teacher sparks Cape Cod metal and jewelry program 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Iridescent tiles lining the private rooftop hot tub give the impression of sinking into a giant opal. $28,000 a Night: Hotels Race to Cater to the Superrich 2014-01-20T20:21:49Z An archaic crested plesiosaur in opal from the Lower Cretaceous high-latitude deposits of Australia. Plesiosaurs and the repeated invasion of freshwater habitats: late-surviving relicts or evolutionary novelties? 2013-01-10T01:15:00.203Z Elizabeth Christian, wife of former Mayor Bruce Todd, said she wore the opal on a few occasions and “loved it and treasured it.” Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z As well compare a ruby to an opal, an emerald to a ruby. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Of late years Queensland has been blessed with good seasons, and the uncertain occupation of opal mining has, with many men, given place to the more regular and more comfortable station life. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z The opal was rectangular and its blob of fire was at its base—resembling a setting sun—the gem surrounded by finely woven wires. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z She snapped her fingers, and the opals and rubies of her rings shone like fire. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z When she and Todd visited Adelaide, no one mentioned any controversy surrounding the opal, Christian said. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Away to the right she could see the three graceful spires of Lichfield, and southward, where an opal haze closed the prospect, she could imagine the fringe of the Black Country, made beautiful by distance. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z I remember his setting a fire opal in a gold brooch... Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z The lake shimmered and glowed under the faint rose and gray of the sky like a deep opal. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z The opal was put on display in a Sister Cities exhibit when the new airport opened, Alexander said. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z There were sapphires, rubies, diamonds, opals, and pearls. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z It had a great dog cut cameo-wise on the stone, which I think was an opal; and it fitted my finger not ill. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Mysticism is not all cobweb lace and opal fire. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z In another corner of the garden the pink and lilac Larkspur should be grown; for their tints, running into blue, are as varied as those of an opal. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z It appears interest in the opal waned after that. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The colours of some objects, such as of the opal, and the lovely colouring of some feathers are due to interference of light. Colour Measurement and Mixture 2012-02-27T03:00:13.987Z The observer, looking through the magnifying-glass upon the silver table, sees the mist-particles fall like an opal shower on the table. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z There are some lovely specimens of that process with such a frightfully ugly name, but which, in plain parlance, are pictures on opal glass, though Mr. Helsby has christened them “Helioaristotypia miniatures.” The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z She occupied a magician's castle, suspended by mystic agency in a translucent ether of opal hue. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z If Austin does return the opal, it may not be left totally empty-handed. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Crimson and gold, Shot with opal, They glare against the sullen night. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z The mountains beyond, of a deep reddish purple, without detail in the haze, were topped with strange silhouettes of single pines, clear against opal ether, or sharp cut against the blue with chasm and precipice. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z She was dressed in black, with her usual little cap and veil, opal necklace, diamonds and orders. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Imagine amethysts, rubies, diamonds, emeralds and opals mingled as liquids—then imagine these marvelous glories of light and color changed to a tone, and you have the wondrous, the incomparable voice of Scalchi. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z Austin City Council member Leslie Pool said she somehow happened upon a May article from The Advertiser about the brewing interest in getting the opal back. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z He knows that opals affect the wearer the same as rubies, diamonds or common glass. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z But, all combin'd, Thick through the whitening opal play thy beams; Or, flying several from its surface, form A trembling variance of revolving hues, As the site varies in the gazer's hand. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Far below her, upon her right, they shone like great opals, each with a heart of fire. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z They cast in ornaments of opal and dark gold and garlands of venomous forest growths, gray and blood-red, tied with withered vines. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z She kept the opal in a safe at their home, Christian said, and out of their own pocket brought the gem to a jeweler when a hairline fracture began to develop. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z To wear an opal is bad luck, but rubies bring health. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z The dull green was followed successively by amber, white opal, blue opal, straw opal, sea-green, horn colour and various pale tints of soda-lime glass, ranging from yellow to blue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Athwart the front of the headquarters building lay an unbroken space, which the moonlight dyed with the deep blue-green radiance of a black opal. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z This information the newspapers had obtained, but the time and the way of the opal's arrival in America had, Roger thought, been kept a dead secret. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z They did ask about the opal and told her they hoped she was wearing it, she said. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z On the other hand, all the diamonds, emeralds, carnelians, agates, opals, and turquoises, which the natives offer for sale, are imported from India. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Experiments were also tried with a violet-coloured glass, a violet opal, a transparent black and with glasses shading from red to blue, red to amber and blue to green. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z And he saw socks that were as scandalously brilliant as spun turquoises or knitted opals. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z The "Egyptian relic" was a mummy case, with the human contents marvellously preserved; the jewel, an opal and crystal eye of Horus. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Christian said she passed along the opal at an event welcoming Liz Watson as the next first lady of Austin when now-state Sen. Kirk Watson succeeded Todd as mayor. Opal dispute involves Austin, Texas, and Adelaide, Australia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Overhead, beyond the crests of the towering trees, a cloudless evening sky was paling into transparent orange, opal, mother of pearl. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Among its mineral products are silver, gold, tin, lead, mercury, copper and opals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The minerals include quartz and gold, silver and galenas, copper, coal and lignite, manganese, asbestos, graphite, kaolin, opals, slate, alum, marble, silver, mica, iron, sulphur, lead. Guatemala, the country of the future 2011-12-12T03:00:29.630Z He made inquiries, and learned from a firm of jewellers that a duplicate of Miss Odell's opal had been sold years ago by a certain Sir Anthony Annesley to the Museum of Cairo. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Possibly this stone may be connected with the jarkna stein mentioned in the Edda, and supposed by Grimm to be the opal. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z "This, your eminence," and Machiavelli held out his hand, on which an opal was flashing a moment before. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z He loved the red-gold of the sunstone, and the moonstone's pearly whiteness, and the broken rainbow of the milky opal. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z Of course the Dear Princess of the Crystal Mountain wore the great opal on the day that she was married to the Prince of the Far Land over the Hill. Fairies I Have Met 2011-12-10T03:00:13.687Z And on the white neck of Miss Odell I had noticed a black opal with a crystal centre, representing the eye of the Egyptian god Horus. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z The glittering mass was a huge egg-shaped ball of quartz, of a semi-transparent, milky hue, flashing and gleaming in the radiant sunshine, with the glorious prismatic colours that flash from the unlucky opal. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The stone was still there, in the gold band on his finger; but it was no longer an opal, but something black as jet, devoid of all lustre. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z In one the walls were made of gold, in another of silver, in another of opal, and in others of emerald or ruby or diamond, until one's eyes almost tired of the brilliance. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z THE opal was the last of the precious stones to be made. Fairies I Have Met 2011-12-10T03:00:13.687Z Again they went along streams that reflected the sunset hues, and looked more like sheets of opal with its changeable colors of rose, lilac, and yellow-green. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z “To the opal islands, to the seas of light, to the far-off luminous streaks....” Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z We looked at the opal, and sure enough the poison-tint was gone, and under the pale, semi-opaque blue of its surface, lights of red, of green, and of orange, flitted to and fro. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z As she touched them they gleamed and shone like opals; but when the boys took them they lost their light. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z They walked together through the forest in the still opal light of the waning day. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z The great round sun, which had been so busy all day long, now rested in a bed of opal cloud scarcely a hand's breadth above the edge of the horizon. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z “How much farther away are the opal islands, the streaks of light I see in the distance, my beloved Chimera?” Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z The round Japanese lanterns, festooned from tree to tree, were like strings of giant gems, yellow topaz, rose and scarlet coral, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and opal. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z On opal Aprilian mornings like this I seem dizzy and drunk with life. Open Water 2011-10-14T02:00:31.043Z Turning them in the light, one sees under the sheen of silky hairs the varied and evanescent hues that glow in a Hungarian opal. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z An idle cruiser, sinister and grey, Drifts, out of tune with sunlight and with dreams, While, on the city-wall, the rainbow-spray Scatters to crystal, shot with opal gleams. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z Creaking and cracking, she drew nearer, and in her web of rays shed a sunbeam over her kneeling sister, and with her stiff opal fingers stroked the bent head with its fair, long tresses. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z The glory of its amber light Clasped by an opal shore, Melts me to joy I cannot write And makes my heart adore. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z The opal afternoon Is cool, and very still. Open Water 2011-10-14T02:00:31.043Z Walking along the shores of the blue sea, it seemed to me that the world was finished in emeralds and opals and sapphires. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z The red light danced in her eyes, making them gleam like opals as she turned them upon Phradates. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Her eyes of emerald, stars in her opal face, chalcedonic, looked inexorable, and her bosom of precious stones heaved not. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Now, the sky overhead was revealed, a vague opal, with white clouds curling like steam.... The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z The gates flew open as Paul approached them, and through a passage of mother-of-pearl he reached a chamber that flashed with opal lights. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z But the sphere seemed to understand, for sometimes, under her still gaze, it clouded magnificently like a black opal—another thing we never understood, and therefore made light of. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z Through the opal door Listen evermore How we live by loving! The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z To glide in a steady wind, to the farthest horizon, to the milk-white and opal region, which she saw in her dreams, to the uttermost parts of the earth! Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Away to the east the wall of the Sierra Madre mountains rose up like an amethystine rampart, the snow peaks glowing in the light of the declining sun like mighty masses of fire opal. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z A circle of orange trees in full bloom enclosed a space round a rippling fountain, where from the gleaming beak of an opal bird a stream of water splashed into an emerald basin. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Spreading a square of dark green cotton material on the ground, the halfbreed emptied out a double handful of beautiful opals. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z This pure door of opal God hath shut between us,— Us, his shining people, You, who once have seen us And are blinded new! The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z Do you see those distant regions yonder, of silver and opal? Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z The light looked like the glow of a wonderful fire opal, set in the inky blackness of the sky. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z And on their surface many a tiny sail— Gently impelled by Zephyr's mildest gale— Parting the elfin billows with a sheen Like opals set upon an emerald-green. Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z Since you were born in October, you should have an opal. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z And that sea, too!—who could describe the splendour of its blue on a calm day, patched here and there towards the shore with browns, seagreens, and opals? Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Oh! her longings of innocence, her hope to fly through the air to the opal islands, her dreams, pure as the doves that flew round about her...! Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Domed with sapphire is the sky; Haze of opal hath the hills; Brown the brooks that rushing by Call to their companion rills; These their joyous welcome bring— Hail! His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z The throne was made of a single opal, and the queen's crown, which was immediately placed on Ethelinda's head, was composed of a circlet of diamonds, each one as large as a robin's egg. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Was she still dreaming or did she hear him say: “Next time you will buy an opal of me, eh?” The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z "I did not regard the gift as valuable for the brilliants and opals," continued he, "but as conveying the love of my mother; and surely Marjory cannot reject that love." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z Her hands and inflexible fingers, stiff with rings, were opal-white, with blue veins such as run through the opal. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Like one great opal on the breast of Night, Soft and translucent, hangs the orb of June! His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z A stately heron's plume, fastened by an opal agraffe, waved from his marten-embroidered kalpag; his gorgeous bearskin was held together in front by a gold chain as broad as a man's hand, set with gems. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z “I am exceedingly sorry, my good man,” said Miss Campbell, “but we do not wish to buy anything, especially opals, because they are unlucky stones.” The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z Above the altar a white flame, pure as an opal burning in moonfire, rose for a moment, and in a moment was mysteriously gathered into the darkness. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Her bosom, opal, chalcedonic, was enclosed in a bodice of violet amethyst—and over the bodice she wore a tunic of precious stones. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Mineralogy and General Properties The gem-stones form a small conventional group of minerals, including principally the diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald and opal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Her snow-white shoulders peep half out of the short, puffed sleeves, which are fastened in the middle by huge opal clasps, leaving bare her exquisitely-shaped arms. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z “These opals I found in Mexico,” he said, letting the stones drip through his fingers like glorified drops of milk. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z Throw the woman's mask away: Wear the opal glimmering dress; Let the feathered starlight ray Over every gleaming tress. The Divine Vision and Other Poems 2011-09-02T02:00:18.933Z But whatever she were, princess, sun, spider, or jewel, a woman she was not, a human being she was not, and through the opal of her bosom gleamed her heart of ruby. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z A portion of these were recently offered for sale consisting of diamonds, sapphires, opals and pearls, set and unset, and of rings, crosses and bracelets, of all sorts of shapes and patterns. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z Still, I wasn't interested in dragons of tarnished gold, with opal eyes, ivory teeth, and scales of lapislazuli. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z And this young lady would look well in a necklace of opals. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z The skies from black to pearly grey Had veered without a star or sun; Only a burning opal ray Fell on your brow when all was done. The Divine Vision and Other Poems 2011-09-02T02:00:18.933Z I had been too tired to take off my rings, and an opal and a diamond or two winked wickedly at me. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z And her gown was not white and silver, as he had fancied, but spun of moonbeams and studded with opals. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z Every detail of the lower parts was clear and distinct as an architectural drawing, the intricate lattice-work of enormous cantilevers and girders seemed etched on the inside of a great opal bowl. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z The girls looked at the stones with grave interest, but nobody wanted an unset opal, and at 76 the beginning of this long journey they had no intention of buying jewels. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z He bowed low; then raised himself to his fullest height, and stood beside her, watching the light play upon the opals: "That is all you vouchsafe me?" Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z I sat on a slippery rock, In the grey cliff's opal shade, And the wanton waves went curvetting by Like a roystering cavalcade. Mr. Punch at the Seaside 2011-08-24T02:00:23.487Z But suddenly he saw opal lights in them and opal flame. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z The lining was composed of opals, quivering in tremulous rays of purple and pink more beautiful than words can describe. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z At last his neck wearied of looking up, and he looked down again, and instantly he did not hear the starry organ, but saw instead the opal sun, and the shimmering sky among the trees. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The rosy dawn, streaked with opals, bright gold, and purple, was glowing in the east. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z They describe the device, called an inverse opal, in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Channeled Chips Can Spot Substances 2011-08-12T01:15:00.573Z "I can fancy what else you've heard at the club," she began, the opal lights in her eyes suddenly blazing. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z Tessa laid it in her hand and counted the diamonds; it was a diamond with nine opals radiating from it, between each opal a small diamond. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z At last he died and went to join his soul, which had travelled on down the footpath, you know, towards the opal sun.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Life, I would have opals on a platter. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z It was fashioned of rich silk, and had a design of lilies round the hem and on the sleeves, each flower being worked with opals and diamonds. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z Away out towards the horizon the ocean gleamed a fairy-like blue and opal; but close at hand it had a deep, menacing tint that took your breath away. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z September had given place to the crisp bracing air of October, and on the uplands the trees were beginning to wear the glory of scarlet and yellow and opal green. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z He remembers the Cliffs, and what taking over of the mines did for opal—and the men—there. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Purple—no, it is not purple; it is like a band of opal; now ’tis red, blood-red,” and her voice sank to an awed whisper, “and the yellow flame above shines wonderfully.” The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z She seemed to stand in a halo of light; the opals on her dress reflected themselves in the diamonds, making a haze of pale fantastic colour, strange as it was beautiful. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z The greater part of Rutland Island is formed of serpentine, in which small layers of brown opal have been met with, and which throughout the group seems disseminated with minute crystals of chromium. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z A black opal surrounded with canary diamonds flashed in sunlight. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z He remembered the slight stir on the shingly soil as he came from the hut on the night he had taken the opals from Charley. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Grey The evening, like an opal; low, A grey moon shrouded in sea fog: Air pregnant with spring; rasp of my steps Beside the lapping water; within The dark. Eight Harvard Poets 2011-06-26T02:00:08.617Z The film may, if desired, be detached from the plate and used for enamels, ivory, wood, textile fabrics, opals, etc. Photogravure 2011-06-19T02:00:24.663Z The amethyst protected its wearer from drunkenness; the bloodstone cured anemia; while the opal was supposed to portend evil. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z "I have always been wild over black opals, have always intended to have one when I settled down for life." The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z He had not looked at the opals except once again, and then it was to see whether, in putting them away hurriedly the first time, any had tumbled out of the tin among his books. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Nelly's eyes were burning like black malignant opals in a countenance at once luminous and wan. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z It needs a little moral alchemy to turn them to gold and diamonds, pearls and opals; and, failing this transforming touch, Time’s exchanges seem sorry enough. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z It is very beautiful in some cases, the respective tints remaining as clear as in an opal, but in many it only muddles the flower and makes it ineffective. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z A. and B., walking by the opal light of the distant horizon, are thinking no more of coldness and unkindness, but of the fresh sweetness of the autumnal sea. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z He had pretended to be deaf when he was asked anything about Paul's opals. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Weather divine: the Nile like an opal mirror, reflecting without a break the faint, sleeping, sultry hills on the horizon: a lovely, drowsy scene. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z She rose as she spoke and advanced to where a box of ivory, inlaid with opals, stood, touched a spring and opened it. Told on the Pagoda Tales of Burmah 2011-05-22T02:00:12.060Z To-night the sky was like the flame of King Solomon's opal—did you see it? Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z In a separate incident on Thursday an opal mine collapsed in the western state of Jalisco, killing three people from a nearby town who were at the site. Families desperate to recover bodies at Mexico mine 2011-05-06T17:52:02Z He told how he had seen Charley and Paul going home together, and how he had seen Charley take the package of opals from Rouminof's pocket and put them in his own. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Occasionally a boat drifted slowly past with outspread wings, in colour like an opal or lapis lazuli, and then vanished. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z At a bend in the road he turned, looked back and waved his hat to the watching figure standing under the gilt cross, and silhouetted in sharp lines against the opal dome of the west. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z The first flush of morning was scattering rose leaves in the east and turning the far-off waves to liquid opals when Barbara came in sight of Samuel Parris's dwelling. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Try to put in order and form the colors of a piece of opal. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z When he explained why he had not then, at once, returned the opals he did not spare himself. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z You mean that Livingstone, when he gave me the opal, remarked, 'Women are poor conspirators.' Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z See their green scales and their opal eyes. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z It lay before her now like a vast field of azure, turning the sunshine into opals. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z In the bright gold-coloured mass, small opal crystals, in reddish white globules, were scattered. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Now and again one or other of Rouminof's opals flashed and scintillated before him in the darkness, or moved off in starry flight before his tired gaze. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z One can scarcely blame him, because that opal is worth a fabulous sum. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z The mineral is also used in the production of opal glass and enamel ware. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z It was the fashion of those days to set gems on either side, and here you have emeralds, and here are opals. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z It had a peculiar stone in the handle; in the electric light it looked like a huge green opal.” Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z He was not yet, however, anything like as good a judge of opal, and his last buying on the Ridge had displeased his father considerably. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z He knew all about the Aztec opals,—for really there are two of them,—except of course their present whereabouts. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z This term, derived from fluor-spar after the analogy of opalescence from opal, does not presuppose any theory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Emeralds on one side, opals on the other, so as to present two distinct suites of ornaments. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Like the fine colours in an opal, the lights came and went, brightened and faded. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z Dreams of the great opal he would one day discover had comforted him when storekeepers were asking for settlement of long-standing accounts. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z "Then you think it was to obtain possession of this opal mine that Mr. Livingstone sought to obtain Mrs. Gray's opal?" Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z The sun rimmed the world toward the true west, and through the opal haze, its glow brought out the details of the drifting ice which was being driven through Barrow Strait by the south wind. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z You have possibly heard of the Khan opal—called in the East 'The Stone of a Thousand and One Colors'? The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z Finally they emerged, Mrs. Janney with the opals which after some straining she clasped round her neck, while Sam closed the door. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Black opal had no more passionate lover than himself, Michael knew. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z "So you see," said Mr. Mitchel, "he offers to sell me his opal, rather than to purchase mine." Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z An opal citadel took the place of the leaden vault, as the moon rose in the south and east and bathed the fast-flying clouds with a pale, unreal light. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Mrs. Gilbert thought of these things while Lady Gwendoline removed her bonnet—another marvellous bonnet—and drew off the tightest coffee-with-plenty-of-milk-in-it-coloured gloves, and revealed long white hands, luminous with opals and diamonds. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Several important papers had come on the morning mail and these, with the opals, she decided to put in the safe before starting. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z But Rouminof soon wearied of a discussion on anything except opal, and wandered off to the other shelters to discover whether anybody had struck anything good that morning. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Had you believed that the opal changed hands honorably, even though secretly, under cover of the darkness, you would not have asked me to explain my allusion to 'conspirators.' Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z As my eyes ranged over these attractive and beautiful objects, I was particularly struck with an opal brooch, representing a parrot in the midst of palm-leaves. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The sun was low, and the moon had risen, so pale as to be scarcely distinguishable from a faint summer cloud high up in the clear opal heaven. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z After they were stored in their shelves and the opals back in their box she could not resist a look at her emeralds, of all her material possessions the dearest. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z He began, to see clearly what that would mean, too—Charley's getting away with Paul's opals. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z "Now, if you will let me see your opal," said Mr. Mitchel, "I will compare the gems." Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z "I 'd rather spend the money on that opal brooch," murmurs the other. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Shining purple and vivid red, the glow of opal and the sheen of pearl, all the glory of chalcedony and chrysoprase formed a single wonder in the red glare of burning fungus. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z The globes of dew gleamed in opal tints upon the grass, the big robins passed wreathed in filmy gossamers, the earth smoked with mist and thrilled with the voice of the glad west wind. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z His arm went out; in the dim light Michael saw it go over the pocket which held the packet of opal; his hand clutch at it unconsciously. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z "Here it is," said Mr. Livingstone, handing Mr. Mitchel his opal. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z He also had a ring set with a fine opal, that was once our mother's, and a locket with her monogram. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z The opal was mined here 800 years ago, and the largest piece hitherto found, weighing 2940 carats and estimated to have a value of �175,000, is preserved in the Court Museum at Vienna. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Anyway," said Lacy, "she wore a sort of mourning as far as her veil went, and her furs and gown and gloves were black, and her purse was gun-metal and black opals—rather brisk? The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z Once an opal miner, always an opal miner, the Ridge folk say. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Mr. Mitchel took the two opals in his hand, and, as they lay side by side, he examined them closely, observing the play of light as he turned them in various positions. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Background to pearl and ruby, to diamond and opal and sapphire and emerald. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z In the centre was a large translucent opal, and as Maud looked into its silent depths, she fancied she could read its hidden history through the long generations of the past. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The water of these streams has an odd color which no other waters have,—a sort of milky blue-green, like an opal. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z "Trades it with the storekeepers—though the boys do say"—Michael looked with smiling eyes after Snow-Shoes—"he may be a bit of a miser, loves opal more than the money it brings." The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z You will observe that in each opal red lights seem to predominate on one side, while the blue and green are reflected from the other. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z They saw it as they drove to the slow train, a wide shimmer of mystery, silver and grey and opal, frostily chill, wondrously limitless; the hoarse whisper of its waves booming through the still night. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z The wings of his imagination wave easily in the opal air of the highest heaven. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z So they went, and the long day here has been most beautiful—so peaceful, so quiet, with the delicate mountains like opals against the afternoon sky, and the shadows lengthening along the valley. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z He did not altogether believe he would find it, that wonderful piece of black opal; but he dreamed, like a child, of finding it. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z The man who stole the jewels, so the story goes, wishing to enhance their value as much as possible, arranged this as a scheme by which the genuineness of the opals could be tested. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z This pearl, the pear shaped; or the circle of opals—or what do you think of the sapphires? The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z "I suppose Mary Stuart thought opals beautiful, too, but they didn't help to keep her head on her shoulders!" A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z The bird had deposited in the mother's lap an egg which beamed like the precious opal with many-coloured brilliancy. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z He must take the responsibility of what he had done, and of maintaining his position in respect to the opals until Sophie was older—old enough to do as she wished with her life. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z He placed the opals together, as before they were cut, and had a silver band made which would exactly clasp them in that position. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z It was so with Estelle; there was no trembling opal in her mental sky, no gradual melting of the mists of twilight. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Her eyes fell upon the great opal, quivering, glowing, glinting! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Life, O my beloved, is like eternal seas— Emerald in the morning, changing into opal, Amethyst and pearl, but ruby red at last. The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z They are satisfied if they get enough opal to make a parcel for a buyer when he puts up for a night or two at Newton's. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Mr. Mitchel placed the two opals on the desk before him and went over to the safe, where he was occupied some time opening the combination lock. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z The room faded; she saw the open sea shimmering blue and green and opal; she felt again the love she had hoped she had fought down and put away. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z It was an opal—a marvel! a very wonder! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z His tie, his socks, and the orchid in his buttonhole were all of the same shade, and his opal pin repeated the lights and shades of colour. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z He taught her all he knew of opals, and Sophie was delighted with the idea of learning to cut and polish gems as her mother had. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z "Except the place where the opal really was concealed, you mean." Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z An opal evening was falling on the world. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z You don't know that," answered Stivers; "but you do know that she wore opals and lost it. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z And the sleeve of her dress, slipping up a little, showed on her left wrist a bracelet adorned with three opals. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z I don't reck'n hanging on to opals was anything ... no more does Ted. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z In fact, she felt some one's arms steal around her neck, and knew when the opal was taken. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Sapphires, opals, emeralds, all glowing as Esm� opened the cases. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z "Oh, Mrs. Stivers," she exclaimed, "if you make that story public there will certainly be a boom in the sale of small opals—if one can believe the statements of the comic papers, at least." A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Only her eyes were warm: they burned like melted opals. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z He and his mate did not have any sensational luck, but they had saved up two or three packets of opal and taken them down to Sydney to sell. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Steal that opal from you, while you are present to see the deed committed? Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z The opal tints grew wider on the sea as it creamed in over the sands; the murmur of the baby waves grew louder. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z The flask was an exquisite piece of workmanship; it was made of chased gold and richly set with Turkish fire opals. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z She leaned closer, so close that the warmth of her breath was on his lips, and her eyes, like black opals, burned near to his. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z It was the old song of an outsider who cared nothing for the life of the Ridge, when he got a couple of hundred pounds' worth of opal. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Thus he seemed to have taken the opals from the table and to have placed them in his pockets. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z But the three models lying together, green and blue and shimmering opal, held her tongue. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z One eye was a shapeless mass, half pulp and jelly; the other stared out of the oval socket like a large, dull, melancholy opal. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z As the match flared, he saw her eyes, again like black opals, close to his. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Dawe P. Armitage had visited Fallen Star Ridge from the first year of its existence as an opal field, and every year for years after that. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z This thought flashed through Mr. Barnes's mind as his eyes instinctively turned again to the desk, when, to his utter astonishment, he saw the opals exactly where Mr. Mitchel had placed them. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Patent handbags and belts in opal, spearmint and merlot provided shots of colour while biker-inspired court shoes provided the challenge: some of the models found them impossible to walk in. Burberry shows off its biker look ? and its technological nous 2010-09-21T18:20:00Z It got worse "I still have his handprint on my left flank after I pinched his last opal fruit"... The Spin: Final reflections on the World Twenty20 2010-05-19T13:57:00Z A flame, as of black opals, danced and flashed in her eyes as she smiled at him. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z "They felt," they said, "that there was something occultly evil about black opal." The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z He put his arms around my neck, and deliberately felt for the opal. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z He carefully slides a tiny lens into place for focus, and Dhanuk's eye is now clear and brown, instead of opal. Nepalese doc is God of Sight to poor 2010-03-21T04:02:00Z Moreover, all those opals are hard to eat: they wear down teeth. Evolution by the Grassroots 2010-03-03T16:44:00Z Her breath came quickly and the black opals had been kindled in her eyes. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z He took a small packet of opal from his pocket and put it on the table. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z I began by asking her if she knew the origin of the superstition that an opal brings bad luck to its owner. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z She made the doors of pearls and the windows of rubies, and the roof she said should be of opal, because it would show many colours when the light played upon it. Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners That is, they are factories for tiny opals. Evolution by the Grassroots 2010-03-03T16:44:00Z In the dimness, above the ray of the pocket-lamp, their eyes met, his expressionless, hers again like black opals. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Armitage held the piece of opal to the light and moved it slowly. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z I then gravely explained to her that the opal is the engagement stone of the Orient. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z It lay shimmering before them in its garment of snow with an opal haze hanging over it. The Undying Past The city was settling to quietude under a pall of smoky opal. The Princess Galva A Romance Blocks and logs of agate, chalcedony, jasper, opal and other silicate deposits lie in hundreds over an area of 60 sq. m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" And Jun was openly genial with Paul, and talked of the times they were going to have when they went down to Sydney together to sell their opal. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z The lover gives it to his sweetheart, and the belief is, that should she deceive him even in the most trifling manner, the opal will lose its brilliancy and become cloudy. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Bands or layers of various colours blended together, the base generally being chalcedony, and this mixed with variable proportions of jasper, amethyst, quartz, opal, heliotrope, and carnelian. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide But perhaps they excel most particularly in their beautiful coloring, in many instances presenting great brilliancy of lustre, which causes the individual stalactites to seem like ponderous opals. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Then a few yards farther on would come a deep brown pool with a curious greenish opal sheen lying like a scum on the surface, for all the world like two-coloured silk. Deep Moat Grange Paul demanded, sorting over the opals he had spread out on the table. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z I then suddenly asked her if she had ever noted a change in her opal. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z No opal has such lights as a black opal. Where the Path Breaks A suit of pearls and opals lay in their open cases. Love Works Wonders A Novel The colour, which at first had been pearly-grey, had changed to transparent opal; then, blushing with a warmer hue, grew slowly to pink, amber, and violet. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life In every man's eyes was the same worshipful appreciation of black opal. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z As you say, from all this reasoning it was a natural sequence that Mr. Livingstone would continue his quest for the opal. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z There is no dusk in Egypt; the sun draws on his opal hood; there is a rush of soft white stars: the desert cools, and the wind turns icy. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath Wonderful tones from crimson to pale opal spread half over the sky. Glories of Spain The firelight danced in opals on the window-panes, and the macaw who had been brought up to Mrs. Fane's sitting-room out of the way of the wedding guests sharpened his beak on the perch. Sinister Street, vol. 2 "Nice bit of opal," he said, letting the light play over it a moment, then passed it on to Michael and Watty. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z At Mr. Gray's question, all looked towards his wife, and it was noted that the clasp was open, and the opal missing. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z We called upon the old man with the opal, of whom we had so often talked. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 "Will you oblige me, madam," said he, with a courteous bow, "by showing Mr. Linton your ruby and opal bracelet, which I had the poor merit of designing?" Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The great waste of waters, of varied opal hues, in the clear depths of which the forms of many sea creatures could be seen darting hither and thither—how desolate it was! Little Miss Joy At four o'clock they come up from the mines, noodle their opal, put on their coats, smoke and yarn, and saunter down to the town and their homes. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z A Mr. Mitchel, a crank who collects gems, offered to buy that opal, and he has been bothering my sister for it ever since. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Then the old chap with the opal appeared to wither under his gaze. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 An opal stone Shot from within an ever-changing hue, And held this virtue in its form concealed, To render him of God and man beloved, Who wore it in this fixed unchanging faith. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise The sea stretched a sheet of silver under a sky of gauzy opal, shot with flame from the dozing sun; wind and tide were in their favour. Love's Usuries He had put black opal on the market, and had been the first to extol the splendour of the stones found on Fallen Star Ridge. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Opening it he drew out a marvellous string of pearls, which he laid aside, while he took from beneath, a velvet case which contained the opal. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z He was an old man wearing an immense opal on his right-hand little finger. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 The green waste of thorns and shrubs grew first dusky brown, and then deep black; the bright sparkling water a dull gleamy mirror, faintly rendering back the pale opal of the sky. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The fire-gleams flickered over the glossy case of the piano until it glowed like a black opal. Shadows of Flames A Novel They could not, he said, accept the magnificent pessimism of black opal. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z You will recall that in his letter he offers to sell me the duplicate opal. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z I had never seen such an opal before. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 Wood petrified by siliceous earth, and acquiring a structure similar to the simple mineral called opal. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The blue midland sea, the clear blue of heaven just turning to opal, and the glint of mother-of-pearl coming up with the gloaming! The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion He unfastened the string, turned back the cotton-wool in which the pieces of opal were packed, and spread them out for Armitage to look at. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Thus I argued that he would endeavor to have two duplicates of his opal made. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z About her throat was a string of opals. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident The circular reservoirs into which the geysers fall, are lined in the interior with a variety of opal, and round the edges with sinter. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Look at the opal tints in the silk, and the soft lace, and the pearl trimming! Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance "Says," Michael smiled, "the sharks won't get any of his money or opal." The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z The genuine opals lay on the desk, and when you turned to the safe Livingstone merely exchanged them for the spurious doublets. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z A flake of solid sapphire, crested by charming floral designs in ruby on ground of white opal. The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. The gray cat, with eyes like opals, sprang into the hollow of Mr. Binswanger's arm. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole "God forbid," Mr. Van Norden replied; "if anyone sent me an opal I would swear so hard that if the devil heard me he'd go in a corner and cross himself." The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel They knew the loss of opal came harder on Rouminof than it would have on the rest of them, because he was so mad about the stuff. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z But tell me why did he risk bringing the real opal here at all? Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z And in a miracle is there not a gleam of terror, as there is a gleam of stormy yellow in the fated opal? Bye-Ways Topazes, rubies, opals, garnets, pearls, and diamonds are to be seen here as large and as perfect as the world can produce. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia But at the mention of the bonnet-pin he turned to look: "Surely, Tristrem, you would not give her that; it's an opal." The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel The place had always been called Fallen Star Ridge after that; but opal was not found there, and it did not begin to be known as the black opal field until several years later. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z From my place of concealment, a while ago, I observed that before you took out the opal, you removed from the box a magnificent string of pearls. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z When the long envelope was posted, Jane went down to the quiet shore and gazed out over the sunlit sands to the opal line of the far receding tide. Man and Maid Jenny's soft hand on his arm was not successful in banishing the aggrieved notes from Maurice's petulant defense of opals. Carnival The gay crowd glimmered before his eyes with the changing hues of the opal, the music sounded from afar like the waves on the sea-shore. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. She had learnt a good deal about opal on the Cliffs, and soon after she came to the Ridge set up a cutting-wheel, and started cutting and polishing stones. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Did you not just now agree that it was obvious that he would continue his efforts to get the opal? Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z At sunset the low hills turned to opal and wine-red and the brown dust flew up pure gold; for the tonga was running straight into the sinking sun. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel It was an opal of some size set unusually in silver filigree with seed pearls and brilliants. Carnival Its broad wavy petals of the softest richest violet, "vary in intensity from deepest sapphire to the mild iridescence of opal." The Romance of Natural History, Second Series The unwritten law of the Ridge was that mates pooled all the opal they found and shared equally, so that all Jun held was Rouminof's, and all that he held was Jun's. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z I told him that I was a detective, and related the incident of the stealing of the opal. 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