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opal

(n): a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
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about 1 month ago bilby said:

Stayed about 3 days there in an underground hotel. Certainly a novel experience.

about 1 month ago chained_bear said:

I've been there! It was really cool! Well... actually quite hot. But cool!

about 1 month ago plethora said:

I'd like to go to Coober Pedy and go down one of the opal mines. Someday.

about 1 month ago bilby said:

Just as well you like it then :-) I did a bit of opal fossicking around Yowah. Fun. I'm easily impressed by shiny things.

about 1 month ago Inwe1 said:

Love this word ;D 'tis my middle name as well

6 months ago Treeseed said:

a town in Wyoming, USA

9 months ago mollusque said:

Opal. The word itself was like a charm. You could stroke a word like opal. You could taste it. You could swallow it whole, raw and silky, like an oyster, and then Oyster could reel you in.
--Janette Turner Hospital, 1996, Oyster

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