Opal Gemstones

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    Precious opals have beautiful iridescent phenomena. Their main body is white to black body colour. Usually, they come also in transparent to opaque.

    Opal formula is SIO2 H2O. There are different varieties of Opals.

    Precious Opals
    Fire Opals
    Boulder Opal
    Non-Iridescent Opals

    Precious Opals

    Precious opals have beautiful iridescent phenomena. Their main body is white to black body colour. Usually, they come also in transparent to opaque.

    Fire-Opal

    Fire opal colour goes from brown to orange. They may be iridescent.

    Transparency: Transparent to opaque

    Lustre: Sub vitreous

    R.I. 1.40 to 1.45

    S.G: 2.2
    Boulder Opals

    These are also iridescent opal in brown rocks. The stone will have mother rock in brown form.
    Non-Iridescent Opals

    There are also opals that do not show the play of colours. They come in different colours such as green, pink, blue, brown.

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