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ID: 300011129
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011129

 

Record Type: concept
opal (mineral, inorganic material, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

 

Note: A mineral or mineral gel consisting of packed spheres of silica. Used as a gemstone, it is characterized by a flashing mixture of colors when light falls on the surface.
 
Terms:
opal (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
opal (Norwegian (Nynorsk)-P,AD,U,SN)
opal (Norwegian (Bokmål)-P,AD,U,SN)
opals (C,U,LC,English,AD,U,N)
蛋白石 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
貓眼石 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
dàn bái shí (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
dan bai shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
tan pai shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
opaal (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
callaïs (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
opale (C,U,French-P,D,U,N)
opales (C,U,French,AD,U,N)
ópalo (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by composition>
............ <materials by composition> (G)
Hierarchy of inorganic material
................ inorganic material (G)
Hierarchy of mineral
.................... mineral (G)
Hierarchy of opal
........................ opal (G)

Additional Parents:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by composition>
............ <materials by composition> (G)
Hierarchy of inorganic material
................ inorganic material (G)
Hierarchy of rock (inorganic material)
.................... rock (inorganic material) (G)
Hierarchy of <rock by form>
........................ <rock by form> (G)
Hierarchy of stone (worked rock)
............................ stone (worked rock) (G)
Hierarchy of <stone by quality>
................................ <stone by quality> (G)
Hierarchy of gemstone
.................................... gemstone (G)
Hierarchy of <gemstones by specific type>
........................................ <gemstones by specific type> (G)
Hierarchy of opal
............................................ opal (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 由球狀堆積的二氧化矽所組成的礦物或礦物凝膠,作為寶石用,其特色為其表面在光照之下,呈現閃亮的多重色彩。 
Dutch ..... Een mineraal of mineraalgel bestaande uit opgestapelde bolletjes van siliciumdioxide. Het wordt gebruikt als een halfedelsteen en wordt gekenmerkt door een flitsende mengeling van kleuren wanneer er licht op het oppervlak valt. 
Spanish ..... Mineral o gel mineral formado por esferas compactas de sílice. Se utiliza como gema. Se caracteriza por una mezcla brillante de colores cuando la luz toca su superficie.  

Sources and Contributors:
蛋白石............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........  寶石圖鑑 p. 161
...........  寶石學 p. 212
...........  岩石與礦物圖鑑 p. 93
貓眼石............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...........  TELDAP database (2009-)
callaïs............  [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.................  Polytechnisch woordenboek En-Ne (1991)
dan bai shi............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  TELDAP database (2009-)
dàn bái shí............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  TELDAP database (2009-)
opaal............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
..............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
..............  Polytechnisch woordenboek En-Ne (1991)
opal............  [GCI Preferred, NASJON Preferred, VP Preferred]
...........  AATA database (2002-) 126785 checked 26 January 2012
...........  Dictionary of Geological Terms (1984)
...........  Mitchell, Dictionary of Rocks (1985)
...........  Newman, Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry (1981)
...........  Norwegian National Museum of Art database (2021-)
...........  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
opale............  [CHIN / RCIP Preferred]
..............  CHIN database (1988-)
opales............  [VP]
.................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
ópalo............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred]
..............  Diccionario de la Real Academia Española. Biblioteca de Consulta 2003 (2003)
..............  Wyllie y Argall, World Mining Glossary of Mining, Processing, and Geological Terms 149
opals............  [VP]
..............  BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
..............  CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
tan pai shih............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  TELDAP database (2009-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, CHIN / RCIP, GCI, NASJON, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AATA database (2002-) 126785 checked 26 January 2012
............  CHIN database (1988-)
............  Norwegian National Museum of Art database (2021-) dc0b3179-cb20-483a-bac9-53ea66c8b485
............  Polytechnisch woordenboek En-Ne (1991)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... TELDAP database (2009-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Polytechnisch woordenboek En-Ne (1991)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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