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Show The Luster of Opals. Many goms, often without any apparent ap-parent cause, suddenly becomo cracked crack-ed or soamod, tho damago being be-ydud be-ydud repair. Opals, known as the un-luckiest un-luckiest stones, aro so sensltlvo that their beauty is frequently destroyed by their wearer's proximity to an open tiro. Tbo luster of this stono Is caused caus-ed by the presence of myriads of llttlo fissures wh'"h deflect the light Into tho characteiistlc prismatic color of tho gem. Tbo tiniest of theso fissures Is likely at any moment to dostroy tho stone. |