hyalite

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hy·a·lite

 (hī′ə-līt′)
n.
A clear colorless opal.

[Greek hualos, glass + -ite.]
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hyalite

(ˈhaɪəˌlaɪt)
n
(Minerals) a clear and colourless variety of opal in globular form
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hy•a•lite

(ˈhaɪ əˌlaɪt)

n.
a colorless variety of opal, sometimes transparent like glass, and sometimes whitish and translucent.
[1785–95; < Greek hýal(os) glass + -ite1]
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