It depends what its made from. Natural opals made from silica have a high melting point around ~1600 celsius. These are common structures in research as silica spheres are easy to make with the stober method and form opals using the colvin method. The other 2 common types of opals created synthetically are PMMA, polystyrene. Polystyrene melts areound 120 celsius, PMMA melts at 160 celsius.
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Opal is a mineraloid composed of hydrated silica and does not have a specific melting point. It can begin to lose its water content and change its appearance at high temperatures, typically around 250-300°C (482-572°F), but may not fully liquefy like other minerals.
The melting point is the temperature at which a solid substance transitions to a liquid state. The drop melting point is a method of determining the melting point where a small amount of the substance is heated until it melts and then allowed to drop onto a solid surface to observe the melting point. Drop melting point is often used when the substance being tested has a high melting point or when observing the melting process is critical.
The temperature at which a solid melts is called the melting point. At this temperature, the solid transitions into a liquid state.
The melting point of bromine is -7,2 0C. The melting point of chlorine is -101,5 0C.
A substance becomes solid above its melting point. At temperatures below the melting point, the substance typically exists in a liquid state.
The melting point is 109 oC.