Stamp: Light Opal (Australia 1995)

Light Opal (Australia 1995)

05 April (Australia ) within release General Issues goes into circulation Stamp Light Opal face value 1.20 Australian dollar

Stamp Light Opal in catalogues
Michel: Mi:AU 1466
Yvert et Tellier: Yt:AU 1438
Stanley Gibbons: Sg:AU 1518

Stamp is horizontal format.

Also in the issue General Issues:

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Stamp Light Opal in digits
Country: Australia
Date: 1995-04-05
Size: 50 x 30
Perforation: comb 14½ x 14
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 1.20 Australian dollar

Stamp Light Opal it reflects the thematic directions:

A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. Certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, and obsidian) and occasionally organic materials that are not minerals (such as amber, jet, and pearl) may also be used for jewelry and are therefore often considered to be gemstones as well.Most gemstones are hard, but some softer minerals such as brazilianite may be used in jewelry because of their color or luster or other physical properties that have aesthetic value. However, generally speaking, soft minerals are not typically used as gemstones by virtue of their brittleness and lack of durability

In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form

Stamp, Light Opal, Australia,  , Gemstones, Minerals