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I-Koroit opals wuhlobo lwamatshe ayigugu aziwa ngamaphethini awo ayingqayizivele nemibala egqamile. Zivame ukusetshenziselwa ubucwebe futhi zifunwa kakhulu ngabaqoqi. Kodwa ingabe ziyivelakancane?
Ukuze uphendule lo mbuzo, kubalulekile ukuqonda kuqala ukuthi ama-opals akhiwa kanjani. Ama-opals akhiwe ama-sphere amancane e-silica ahlanganiswe ndawonye ngendlela ethile. Lezi zimbulunga zihlukanisa ukukhanya futhi zenze imibala emihle ekhazimulayo ewuphawu lwama-opals.
I-Koroit opals itholakala esifundeni saseKoroit eQueensland, e-Australia. Ziyaziwa ngosayizi wazo omkhulu kanye namaphethini angajwayelekile, angasukela ekubunjweni kwejometri kuya ezindaweni eziyinkimbinkimbi. Ngenxa yokubukeka kwawo okuyingqayizivele, ama-opal e-Koroit aziswa kakhulu ngabaqoqi.
Kodwa-ke, naphezu kokuthandwa nokufunwa kwabo, ama-opal e-Koroit awabhekwa njengengavamile kakhulu. Ama-Opal ajwayelekile kakhulu esifundeni sase-Koroit, futhi kunezimayini eziningi ezikhiqiza amatshe asezingeni eliphezulu.
Lokhu sekushiwo, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi akuwona wonke ama-opals adalwe alinganayo. Ukutholakala kwe-opal kunqunywa kakhulu izinga nobuhle bayo. Ngakho-ke nakuba i-Koroit opals ingase ingabi yivelakancane ngokuya ngokutholakala kwayo, kungenzeka ukuthola izibonelo ezingavamile kakhulu nezibalulekile zalawa matshe.
Sengiphetha, nakuba i-Koroit opal ingase ingabi amatshe ayigugu ayivelakancane laphaya, asaziswa kakhulu ngamaphethini awo ahlukile nemibala egqamile. Uma unentshisekelo yokuqoqa ama-opals, kufanelekile ukucabangela ukungeza i-Koroit opal eqoqweni lakho.