Depending on the conditions in which it formed, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque, and the background color may be white, black, or nearly any color of the visual spectrum. Opal, silica mineral extensively used as a gemstone, a submicrocrystalline variety of cristobalite Photos of opal from around the world
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