Water Opal

Japanese: ウォーター・オパール - うぉーたーおぱーる
Water Opal

...Large particles produce a long-wavelength red spectrum, while small particles produce a short-wavelength purple spectrum, but these are mixed together to produce a heptagonal effect. Regardless of their play of colors, precious opals are broadly divided into four types based on their body color: white opal, which is white or milky white and is mainly found in Australia; black opal, which has a dark body color of blue, gray, or almost black; colorless water opal, which is found in Mexico; and fire opal, which has a body color ranging from yellow to orange to red. In terms of formation and occurrence, they are broadly divided into two types: sandstone opal, which is found in sedimentary rocks, and mountain opal, which is found in igneous rocks.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Water Opal" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…粒子径の大きい場合には波長の長い赤色のスペクトルを,小さい場合には波長の短い紫色のスペクトルを現すが,これらが入りまじって七彩色の効果を示す。プレシアス・オパールは,その遊色に関係なく,地色(ボディ・カラー)によって,オーストラリアで主に産する白色ないし乳白色の〈ホワイト・オパール〉,青色や灰色もしくは黒色に近い暗色の地色をもつ〈ブラック・オパール〉,そしてメキシコ産の無色の〈ウォーター・オパール〉,黄色から橙色をへて赤色までの地色をもつ〈ファイア・オパール〉の四つに大別される。生成・産状的には堆積岩中に産するサンドストーン・オパールと,火成岩中に産するマウンテン・オパールに二大別される。…

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