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The term opalescence is commonly used to describe this unique and beautiful phenomenon, which in gemology is termed play of color. In gemology, opalescence is applied to the hazy-milky-turbid sheen of common or potch opal which does not show a play of color. [clarification needed] Opalescence is a form of adularescence.
Opalescence or play of color is an optical phenomenon associated with the mineraloid gemstone opal, [1] a hydrated silicon dioxide. [2] This effect appears as a milky, translucent glow that changes with the angle of light, often creating a soft, pearly sheen that can display various colors or hues.
Sabrina Carpenter poses at the red carpet during the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025.
Around 160,000 tents, 150,000 toilets and a 776-mile (1,249-kilometer) drinking water pipeline have been installed at a temporary tent city covering 4,000 hectares, roughly the size of 7,500 ...
Hold onto your hats, BeyHive, because Beyoncé is headed out on tour! The newly anointed Album of the Year and Best Country Album Grammy winner is taking Cowboy Carter on the road in 2025, and ...
Stellar Blade (Korean: 스텔라 블레이드) is a 2024 action-adventure game developed by Shift Up and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.Players take control of the protagonist, Eve, as she embarks on a mission to save humanity from a relentless war against monstrous creatures in a distant future.
The three teams for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game were selected Thursday night on TNT by the "Inside the NBA" crew of Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. Each analyst selected eight ...
The current highest cost of hosting the Olympic Games was the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games, costing approximately US$11.1 billion. In order to meet the requirements set out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), [4] the Rio de Janeiro council had to invest heavily in building the necessary facilities/venues, and an entirely new subway line.