Opal from Mezzezo, Ethiopia (courtesy Opalinda) Playofcolor observed while the observer (the camera) is moving Play of colour occurs because the light entering the opal will pass through the gaps between the silica spheres When the light passes through it is forced to bend to fit through the gap;Some opals, but not all, possess a phenomenal property known as playofcolor Opals are made up of submicroscopic spheres stacked in a gridlike pattern As light passes between the spheres, the lightwaves bend, breaking up into different spectral colors
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Play of color opal