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has gloss | eng: Hyalite is a form of opal with a glassy and clear appearance which exhibits an internal play of colors and has natural inclusions. It is also called Muller's glass, water opal and jalite. Its Mohs hardness is 5.5 to 6 and it has a specific gravity of 2.1. It is an amorphous form of silica (SiO2). Its has a conchoidal fracture, a vitreous luster and a white streak. It is sometimes mistaken for resin opal, since they both look like little globs. It glows bright green under blacklight. |
lexicalization | eng: hyalite |
lexicalization | eng: Hyalithe |
instance of | (noun) a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities quartz |
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has gloss | slk: Hyalit (sklený opál) je zriedkavá, bezfarebná modifikácia opálu. Na Slovensku sa vyskytuje v andezitových tufových vrstvách Štiavnických vrchoch a Poľany. |
lexicalization | slk: hyalit |
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media:img | Hialit, opal szklany Czechy ok. Podboran.jpg |
media:img | Hyalite fluorescence.jpg |
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