Sentences with opaline
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O o - Sponges have an internal skeleton composed of needle-like elements called spicules, which can be composed of calcium carbonate, opaline silica, or fibres of the scleroprotein spongin.
- A favorite combination for the dining table is a row of six opaline blue glasses found at a flea market.
- Citron grills octopus until it's sultry and smoky, then adds opaline orbs of cod cheeks to soak up a rich black-currant-and-caper broth.
- He had rich, wavy hair of a raven black hue and opaline green eyes that she swore looked right into her soul.
- Among faces, Gene Tierney's is a tournament rose, an opaline study in serene, sexualized perfection, a mad musky Egyptian daydream of cat thoughts.
- The lighthouse is just as beautiful inside as out, lined with clear blue opaline tiles that would grace an eastern palace, and with a handsome open staircase.
- Another group of fakes which appeared a few years ago were white opaline mallet-shaped decanters with painted medallions.
- They are largely silicified replacements of the once opaline skeletons, but details of their spicular and skeletal relationships are moderately well preserved.
- Instead she merely watched him and admired how the sun reflected off his opaline and topaz colored feathers.
- It is known that opaline silica is prone to dissolution on the sea floor.
- In this paper, we show that the opaline silica and amorphous sulphides are precipitating mainly on filamentous microbes and biofilms, which form templates for both the metal-rich sinter and the suspended flocs.
- Under the weight of the wild mushrooms, gnocchi, grilled fennel, and basil oil, opaline scallops simply disappear.