Opalite Tumbled Stone – Man-Made Opalescent Glass
One randomly selected polished milky opalescent glass stone
- One randomly selected polished glass stone
- Manufactured opalescent glass sold as Opalite
- Not natural opal or a mineral species
- Milky translucency and light effects vary
- Exact composition, dimensions, weight, process, and manufacturing origin are undocumented
Product Information
About This Item
Opalite Tumbled Stone – Man-Made Opalescent Glass includes one randomly selected polished glass stone for collecting, carrying, display, meditation, or symbolic ritual use. Opalite is a modern trade name commonly applied to manufactured milky or opalescent glass rather than natural opal or a mineral species, and this batch is cataloged as man-made glass while its exact recipe, additives, coating, manufacturing process, dimensions, weight, and manufacturing origin remain undocumented. Milky translucency, blue glow, orange or warm edge tones, internal swirls or bubbles, shape, polish, exact size, pits, chips, scratches, and surface features vary.
Specimen Details
- Material status
- Man-made glass
- Treatment
- Treatment status not documented
Treatment notes
Observable stone characteristics
Condition notes
What contributes to this piece’s value
- Milky translucency
- Blue glow
- Warm edge tones
- Internal swirls or bubbles
- Polish
- Shape
- Size
- Manufacturing documentation
Mineral Profile
- Stone or material
- Opalite — Man-Made Opalescent Glass
- Mineral species
- Not a mineral; man-made opalescent glass trade material
- Variety or trade name
- Opalite
- Chemical formula
- Variable manufactured-glass composition; no single mineral formula
- Mohs hardness
- Approximately 5 for common opalite glass; product-specific hardness not tested
- Luster
- Vitreous
- Transparency
- Translucent, Transparent
- Typical colors
- Milky white, Blue glow, Orange or warm edge tones, Colorless
- Mineral class
- Manufactured opalescent glass
- Crystal system
- None; amorphous glass
Geology and formation
Metaphysical Correspondences
- Traditional themes
- Transition symbolism, Communication symbolism, Adaptability, Reflection, Clarity symbolism
Traditional ritual applications
Tradition and source notes
About traditional correspondences: Metaphysical, astrological, elemental, chakra, and ritual associations vary among traditions and practitioners. They are presented for cultural, symbolic, and spiritual reference and are not scientific or medical claims.
