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Mar 09 2007

The Shimmery Flash of an Opal

Published by Jennifer under Gemstones, Opals

Precious opal is the only opal gemstone that flashes color. The flashing color of the precious opal has been seen as a phenomenon, but there is a reason why the opal flashes color. The precious opal’s structure consists of numerous spheres of silica, hydrous silica, and water packed together in a pattern to form layers. [...]

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