The study suggested that a mother's diet as an adult had no effect on her baby's birth weight. Far more important were the mother's health and nutrition as a baby and toddler, and even the grandmother's diet when she was pregnant with the baby's mother.
Synthetic Opal: is created in a Lab, but itsâ properties, chemical, optical and physical, are identical to that of a naturally occurring Opal. Simulated Opal: is also created in a Lab, and is optically identical to natural Opal, but does not have the same physical and chemical characteristics. One of the biggest distinctions, and subject of debate for classification, is what is used in place of water in the Lab Created Opals. The originator of the Synthetic Opal, Pierre Gilson Sr., uses pure silica to fill the gaps between the Opal spheres. Thus creating a product that is 100% Opal.
Lampropeltis getula. The word Opal comes from the Latin word opalus, which means precious stone. Opal is a form of noncrystalline quartz which is created from circulating, silica-bearing waters. When the silica solidifies it creates the gemstone Opal which contains approximately 6 to 10 percent water.imulants are man-made stones which are similar to Opal but made from a different material. Fire Opal is minded in Mexico and Honduras, and several varieties of Precious Opal are found in India, New Zealand and the deserts of the western US.