Cacholong or mother-of-pear opal and sometimes Kalmuck agate, is a variety of opal, usually grey in colour, milk white or bluish white, and resembling mother-of-pearl. It is banded with layers of different colours and is a most attractive ornamental stone. Research Cacholong
 
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