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ʻO nā opals kahi ʻano pōhaku i ʻike ʻia no ko lākou mau hiʻohiʻona kūʻokoʻa a me nā kala ʻoi. Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia lākou i nā mea nani a makemake nui ʻia e nā ʻohi. Inā makemake ʻoe e kūʻai i ka opal, e noʻonoʻo paha ʻoe i ke ʻano o ka opal maikaʻi loa a pehea e hoʻoholo ai i ka waiwai o kahi opal.
Nui nā kumu e hoʻoholo ai i ka maikaʻi o kahi opal. ʻO ka mea mua a nui loa ka pāʻani o ke kala. ʻO ka pāʻani kala e pili ana i ke ʻano o ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ʻana o ka mālamalama e nā pōʻai liʻiliʻi o ka silica i hana i ka opal. ʻOi aku ka ikaika a me nā ʻano like ʻole o ka pāʻani kala, ʻoi aku ka kiʻekiʻe o ka maikaʻi o ka opal.
ʻO kekahi kumu e hoʻoholo ai i ka maikaʻi o kahi opal ʻo ke kala o ke kino. ʻO ka waihoʻoluʻu kino e pili ana i ke kala kumu o ka opal, hiki ke hele mai ke keʻokeʻo a ʻeleʻele. Opals me ke keʻokeʻo or ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ke kala kino māmā ma mua o nā kala ʻeleʻele o ke kino.
Ma waho aʻe o ka pāʻani o ke kala a me ke kala o ke kino, ʻo ka nui, ke ʻano, a me ka mālamalama o ka opal e kōkua pū i kona maikaʻi holoʻokoʻa. ʻOi aku ka manaʻo nui o nā opal ʻoi aku ka nui a like me nā kīnā liʻiliʻi ma mua o nā opal liʻiliʻi liʻiliʻi, ʻano like ʻole me nā mea i ʻike ʻia.
No laila, he aha ka opal maikaʻi loa? He mea paʻakikī ke hoʻoholo i kahi opal "kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe" hoʻokahi, no ka mea, ʻo ka waiwai o kahi opal he kumuhana a hiki ke hilinaʻi i nā makemake pilikino. Eia naʻe, ma ka laulā, ʻo nā opals me kahi pāʻani ikaika o ke kala, kahi kala kino māmā, a me nā kīnā liʻiliʻi i manaʻo ʻia he ʻano kiʻekiʻe loa.
He mea nui e hoʻomaopopo ʻaʻole i hana ʻia nā opal kiʻekiʻe a pau. Nui nā ʻano opals, kēlā me kēia me kona mau hiʻohiʻona ponoʻī. ʻO kekahi o nā opals i mahalo nui ʻia:
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ʻO nā opal ʻeleʻele: ʻIke ʻia nā opal ʻeleʻele no ko lākou kala kino ʻeleʻele a me ka pāʻani ʻeleʻele o ke kala. Manaʻo pinepine ʻia lākou ʻo ia ka ʻano opal waiwai nui, a loaʻa lākou ma ka ʻāina Lightning Ridge o Australia.
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ʻO nā opal keʻokeʻo: ʻO nā opal keʻokeʻo he ʻulaʻula kino ke kala a ʻoi aku ka palupalu o ka pāʻani pastel. Loaʻa lākou ma ka ʻāina ʻo Coober Pedy o Australia a hoʻohana pinepine ʻia i nā mea nani.
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ʻO nā opal ahi: Ua ʻike ʻia nā opal ahi no ko lākou kala ʻulaʻula, ʻalani-ʻulaʻula. Loaʻa iā lākou ma Mekikoka a mahalo nui ʻia no ko lākou kala ʻokoʻa a me ka nani.
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ʻO nā opal pōhaku: Loaʻa nā opal pōhaku ma ka ʻāina ʻo Queensland o Australia a ua ʻike ʻia e ko lākou ʻano kala like ʻole i hoʻokomo ʻia i loko o kahi matrix o ka hao hao.
ʻO ka holoʻokoʻa, ʻo ka opal kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe kahi mea pāʻani ikaika o ke kala, kahi kala kino māmā, a liʻiliʻi nā kīnā. ʻOiai hiki ke loaʻa nā opals kiʻekiʻe ma nā ʻano a me nā wahi like ʻole, he mea nui e hana i kāu noiʻi a hana pū me kahi mea kūʻai kaulana e hōʻoia i ka loaʻa ʻana o ka pōhaku maoli a kiʻekiʻe.