opal

Summary

opal is a mineral species^[1]. opal ranks in the top 0.21% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,876 views/month, #3 of 1,431).^[2]

Key Facts

• opal's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• gemstone is named after opal^[4].
• opal's chemical formula is recorded as SiO₂·nH₂O^[5].
• opal is a type of dioxosilicate minerals (silica family)^[6].
• opal is a type of tectosilicates^[7].
• opal's Commons category is recorded as Opal^[8].
• opal's streak color is recorded as white^[9].
• opal's crystal system is recorded as amorphous solid^[10].
• opal's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[11].
• opal's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as IV/D.01c^[12].
• opal's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.DA.10^[13].
• opal's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.DA.10^[14].
• opal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Opals^[15].
• opal's Commons gallery is recorded as Opal^[16].
• opal's described at URL is recorded as https://hedendaagsesieraden.nl/2023/04/10/opaal/^[17].
• opal's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• opal's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[19].
• opal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• opal's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• opal's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• opal's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• opal's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• opal's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• opal's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• opal's described by source is recorded as hedendaagsesieraden.nl^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for opal include Opale^[28], a submarine^[29], in France^[30].

Why It Matters

opal ranks in the top 0.21% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,876 views/month, #3 of 1,431).^[2] opal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] opal is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for opal include Opale^[28], a submarine^[29], in France^[30].