The Opal
Snoozecast
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4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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| 0:04.8 | So we started the business two years ago. |
| 0:07.2 | We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs. |
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| 1:33.2 | Tonight, we'll read The Opel, a fairy tale about how the gemstone was formed. |
| 1:41.4 | Depending on the conditions in which it formed, precious opal may be iridescent with white, black, or nearly any color of the visual spectrum as a background color. |
| 1:56.1 | Black opal is considered to be the rarest, whereas white, gray, and green are the most common. |
| 2:07.6 | Opal was rare and very valuable in antiquity. |
| 2:12.2 | In Europe, it was a gem prized by royalty. |
| 2:17.4 | Until the opening of vast deposits in Australia... It was a gem prized by royalty. |
| 2:25.6 | Until the opening of vast deposits in Australia in the 19th century, the only known source was beyond the Roman frontier in Slovakia. |
| 2:31.2 | Following the publication of Sir Walter Scots and of Geierstein in 1829, Opel acquired a less auspicious reputation. |
| 2:45.0 | Due to the popularity of Scott's novel, people began to associate Opals with bad luck. |
| 2:54.2 | Opal was also said to grant invisibility, if wrapped in a fresh bay leaf and held in the hand, |
| 3:03.6 | and thus it was considered the gemstone of thieves. |
| 3:14.3 | Let's get cozy. |
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