white opal
Pale iridescent stone
White opal is a variety of opal with a pale, milky base color that displays flashes of iridescent color when light hits it.
The white background makes the play of color appear softer than in darker opals.
White opals are among the most common and affordable types, widely used in jewelry: a pendant set with white opal.
- milkyWhitish and cloudy
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- light playArtistic use of illumination
- gemstoneOrnamental cut mineral
- precious stoneRare, valuable mineral specimen
luminous · soft glow · moonstone · cabochon · shimmer · translucent · precious · ethereal · rainbow · fire · Australian · dreamy · pearlescent · silica · jewelry · ring · polished · ghostly