Girasol
The Girasol gemstones are considered to be the stone for communication. It has immense importance in building up relationship between people. This precious stone helps in expressing thoughts that have been suppressed for a long time.
Girasol
Girasol (which means sunflower in Spanish) is a yellow or orange type of precious opal. Girasol is also known as hyacinth opal.
Girasol
A gemstone with a glowing, milky sheen that moves as the stone is moved in the path of a light source. Opalescence.
Girdle
The outer edge of a gemstone.
["Girasol" opal and agate]
This general scattering of light, often is not distinctive, but rather shows up as subtle haziness, as in the case of the opalescence of common opal.
Girasol - a term, at times, applied to other gemstones, but here, it denotes a semi-transparent opal with a billowly blue sheen. The effect resembles moonstone and can also exhibit a red play of color.
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Plate II above, shows the production of the glass spheres, blown from a length of tubular glass (the glass used is girasole a glass-type produced in Murano and in appearance was supposed to imitate opal, with a milky-white colouring).
Hyacinth opal (also known as girasol) is a yellow or orange type of precious opal. In this opal, the play of colors seems to come from within the stone, like a floating light, and seems to follow the light source.
But usually it is called as "girasol" effect.
Adularescence in moonstones
Adularescence of moonstone and Labradorscene of Labradorite are related phenomena and looking similar.
The Agate, Angel skin, Hyalite, Hydrophane, Porcelain, Moss, Girasol, Prase, and Wax opals fall into this category.
Hardness:7
Color: All colors
Transparency: Transparent, opaque ...
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