fire opal
a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.
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How to use fire opal in a sentence
The Dutch designer uses 3D printing, laser cutting and futuristic elements such as artificial fire opals in her designs.
The red and yellow bright coloured varieties of fire-opal are found near Zimapan, in Mexico.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreBut there was Kitty's great fire-opal, glowing like a coal on her breast, seeming to breathe as she breathed.
The Voice in the Fog | Harold MacGrathThe choicest of these specimens is the true fire-opal, which in brilliancy and iridescence excels all others.
Aztec Land | Maturin M. BallouShe could see it far up, glowing as red as her fire-opal in the light of the embers.
The Princess and the Goblin | George MacDonald
Mexico furnishes considerable opal, and is notable for its fine "fire opal" or "cherry opal."
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram Wade
British Dictionary definitions for fire opal
an orange-red translucent variety of opal, valued as a gemstone
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