GLOSSARY

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Harlequin
precious opal with bright flashes of colour

Hematite
anhydrous iron oxide, red-brown to black in colour

Hologram
three dimensional optical effect

Horsetails
type of grass (equisetalia) with high silica content

Hyalite
colourless, glass-clear form of opal

Hydrophane
old term for a form of opal which becomes translucent when immersed in water

Hydrothermal deposits
deposits formed in the presence of water at somewhat elevated temperatures