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OPALALTERNATE PINK TOURMALINE HOPE, HAPPINESS, TRUTH |
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| WORD ORIGIN | SANSKRIT UPALA: PRECIOUS STONE |
| MINERAL | HYDRATED SILICON DIOXIDE |
| FORMULA | SiO2n(H2O) |
| COLOR SOURCE | RAINBOW WITH LIGHT DIFFRACTION |
| LUSTER | VITREOUS |
| STREAK | WHITE |
| HARDNESS | 5 - 6 |
| DENSITY | 2.0 |
| LORE | Clear opals were source of evil eye powers, bad luck, and 14th century plague, Black opals good luck |
| HISTORY | Referred to as queen of gems by Shakespeare |
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OCTOBER SENTIMENTS |
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| GUARDIAN ANGEL | BARIEL |
| HIS TALISMANIC GEM | AGATE |
| SPECIAL APOSTLE | SOMON |
| HIS GEM | JACINTH |
| SPECIAL FLOWER | HOPS |
