Opalite: Abakɔsɛm, Nsɛnkyerɛnnede, Nkyerɛase & Nea Ɛkeka Ho

Sɛ w’ani gye ho sɛ wobɛkenkan opal ho asɛm a, ebia woato hintidua wɔ asɛmfua “opalite” ho na woasusuw ho sɛ: Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda opalite ne opal ntam ?

Bere a Asase Maame na ɔyɛ opal no , opalite a nnipa ayɛ yɛ ahwehwɛ mu aduru bi a wɔato din esiane sɛ wɔde di dwuma sɛ opal a wɔde suasua nti. Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛde opal a ɛsom bo no frafra no, opalite aboɔden abo ahorow abien no nyinaa de nneɛma a ne bo nyɛ den a wɔde besi opal aboɔden abo a ɛyɛ fɛ ananmu ma.

So wobetumi ahu opalite wɔ abɔde mu? Yiw, nanso ɛyɛ ɔbo soronko sen opal a ɛsom bo. Worenhu ogya ne kɔla a wɔde di agoru a opal a ɛsom bo agye din wɔ ho no. Nanso mma opalite nnye ntom mprempren ara, efisɛ saa aboɔden abo yi wɔ pii a ɛde ma denam ne bo a ɛyɛ den ne ahoɔfɛ so!

Ɛnyɛ opal a nnipa ayɛ nko na opalite kyerɛ, na mmom opal a wɔtaa de di dwuma nso. Abɔde mu opalite nyɛ onipa na ɔyɛe, na mmom ɛyɛ opal a ɛyɛ ahabammono anaa kɔkɔɔ a ɛwɔ abɔde mu a wɔde ka ho kɛse na ɛtaa da chatoyancy adi (a wɔsan frɛ no “cat’s eye effect.”)

Woasiesie wo ho sɛ wubesua pii? Momma yɛnkɔ so!

Dɛn ne Oplite?

Adwene mu naayɛ kakra wɔ synthetic ne natural opalite ho, enti yɛrebɛhyehyɛ kyerɛwtohɔ no tẽẽ wɔ ha. Opalite a nnipa ayɛ yɛ ɔbo a ɛyɛ hann kosi nufusu a wɔtaa de ahwehwɛ a ɛyɛ opalescent na ɛyɛ nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a wɔde plastic anaa resin na ɛyɛ. Ɔbo no nso fa ahwehwɛ opalite, argonon, anaa po mu opal so. Wɔ aguadi mu no, wobetumi de nsɛmfua “ayɛyɛde,” “nea wɔayɛ no sɛnea ɛte,” anaa “wɔde asuasua” adi dwuma sen sɛ wɔde “nnipa ayɛ.”

Wɔ akwankyerɛ yi mu no, yɛde “synthetic opalite” bedi dwuma de akyerɛ opalite a nnipa ayɛ, sɛnea “ synthetic opal ” kyerɛ ɔbo a ɛsono nnuru a ɛwɔ mu no.

Sɛ wohwɛ opalite a wɔayɛ no nea edi kan a, ɛte sɛ nea enni kɔla anaasɛ ɛyɛ fitaa. Sɛ ɔbo no gyina akyi a ɛyɛ tumm pɛ a, kɔla bruu a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ba. Fa to akyi a ɛyɛ hare na wubehu nipadua fitaa bi a ɛwɔ anifere kwan so, peach-kɔla a ɛhyerɛn.

Esiane sɛ ɛyɛ opal a wɔtaa yɛ nti, abɔde mu opalite wɔ nneɛma koro: silica ne nsu. Silica a nsu wom no yɛ kurukuruwa nketenkete a wɔaboaboa ano. Sɛ abɔde mu opalite wɔ ɔkraman aniwa a, silica kurukuruwa a nsu wom no boaboa ano te sɛ pyramid.

Opalite ne Ɔsram Abo

Ɔsram abo yɛ feldspar aboɔden abo a wɔde potassium, aluminium, ne silica ayɛ. Nea ɛnte sɛ amorphous opal ne opalite no, ɔsram abo no ba wɔ monoclinic crystal nhyehyɛe mu.

Esiane sɛ ɔsram abo te sɛ opalite nti, wɔtaa di opalite ho gua sɛ “opal ɔsram abo.”

Wobɛyɛ dɛn ahu opalite a ɛda nsow wɔ ɔsram abo ho?

Nea edi kan koraa no, ɛsono opalite a nnipa ayɛ wɔ ɔsram abo ho efisɛ wɔde abɔde na ɛyɛ ɔsram abo. Wɔn baanu no wɔ wim bruu ne hann a ɛhyerɛn a ɛte saa ara, nanso ɔsram abo no mu wɔ mununkum a ɛka ho a opalite mu a ɛte sɛ nufusu no nni bi.

Abɔde mu opalite yɛ soronko wɔ ɔsram abo ho wɔ kɔla, ne den, ne aboɔden abo abusua mu. Opalite denden yɛ 5 kosi 6.5 wɔ Mohs mineral hardness scale , na ɛma ɛba fam kakra sen ɔsram abo, wɔ 6 kosi 6.5. Opalite nnwom no hyɛ Opalite abusua no ase, bere a ɔsram abo hyɛ Feldspar ase.

Momma yɛnyɛ opalite ahoɔden a nnipa ayɛ ne abɔde mu nneɛma a wɔpaapae mu koraa.

Oplite Nsɛm a Wɔakyerɛkyerɛ Mu

• Kɔla: Synthetic - Enni kɔla kosi fitaa a ɛwɔ bruu anaa peach kɔla; Abɔdeɛ - ahabammono, lilac, anaa kɔkɔɔ a ɛwɔ akutuo, tuntum, anaa bruu-tuntum a ɛka ho

• Crystal nhyehyeɛ: Abien no nyinaa - Amorphous

• Hardness: Nneɛma a wɔde yɛ nneɛma - 5; Abɔdeɛ mu - 5 kɔsi 6.5

• Luster: Nneɛma a wɔde ayɛ - Vitreous; Abɔdeɛ - Subvitreous kɔsi waxy

• Transparency: Synthetic - Ɛyɛ nea ɛda adi pefee kosi nea ɛda adi pefee; Abɔdeɛ - Translucent kɔsi opaque

• Refractive index: Nneɛma a wɔde yɛ nneɛma - 1.50-1.52; Abɔdeɛ mu - 1.43-1.52

• Density: Nneɛma a wɔde yɛ nneɛma - 2.6; Abɔdeɛ mu - 1.9-2.3

• Cleavage: Abien no nyinaa - Biara nni hɔ

• Abubuo: Nneɛma a wɔde ayɛ - Conchoidal; Abɔdeɛ - Conchoidal kɔsi sɛ ɛnnyɛ pɛ

• Chatoyancy: Ɛwɔ abɔde mu opalite bi mu

Nyansahu a ɛwɔ opalite akyi no yɛ nnansa yi ara na edi dwuma titiriw wɔ ɔbo no abakɔsɛm mu.

Oplite Abakɔsɛm

Abɔde mu opalite abakɔsɛm fi ase wɔ baabi a opal abakɔsɛm nyinaa fi ase: mfe ɔpepem pii a atwam ni. Oplite fii ase hyehyɛe bɛyɛ mfe ɔpepem 20 a atwam ni, efi nea yenim mu. Wohuu opal nneɛma a akyɛ sen biara wɔ Kenya na efi bɛyɛ afe 4000 A.Y.B.

Asɛmfua “opalite” dii kan puei wɔ nhoma ahorow mu wɔ 1945. Nsɛmfua nkyerɛase ahorow a wɔde ma aboɔden abo ho animdefo ne asase ho animdefo kyerɛɛ “opalite” ase sɛ asɛmfua a ɛne opal a wɔtaa yɛ no hyia. Sɛ yɛbɛhwɛ a, common opal yɛ opal biara a ɛnkyerɛ play-of-color .

Wɔ 1972 mu no, Franseni nnuruyɛfo Pierre Gilson yɛɛ opal abakɔsɛm bere a otumi yɛɛ opal a edi kan a wɔayɛ no yiye no, na ɔtɔn n’adebɔ no mfe abien akyi no. Gilson de ne ho too 1960 mfe no mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛe wɔ opal mu nhyehyɛe ho a Australia nyansahufo P. J. Darragh ne J. V. Sanders yɛe so.

Bere a Gilson tɔn ne opal a wɔayɛ no mfiase no, ɔtoo din “Gilson Synthetic Opal.” Wɔ 1980 mu no, Gilson tɔn ne adwini ne ne nnwinnade bi maa Japan adwumakuw bi a wofii ase yɛɛ abo no nso. Bere a opal a wɔayɛ no nyaa gua kɛse no, opalite bɛyɛɛ asɛmfua foforo a wɔde frɛ opal a wɔayɛ.

Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow sɛ Gilson opal a wɔayɛ no nyɛ opalite a nnipa ayɛ. Gilson abo no yɛ silica, bere a opalite a wɔayɛ no yɛ ahwehwɛ anaa plastic nneɛma. Nanso, ade foforo a Gilson yɛe no buee kwan maa opalite a wɔayɛ no nyaa agye din kɛse.

Ɛnnɛ, wɔtaa de opalite a wɔayɛ no yɛ ade a wɔde siesie fie anaa ɔbo a wɔahwe ase de sa yare. Wɔ saa nkyerɛwde no so no, dɛn ne opalite ayaresa ahoɔden?

Opalite Symbolism & Ayaresa Nneɛma

Sɛ wobɛte opalite ayaresa su ase a, nea edi kan no, ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu nea opalite kyerɛ.

Mpɛn pii no, opalite yɛ nea emu da hɔ, mfiase foforo, ne kommyɛ ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Opalite a wɔayɛ no bruu a ɛyɛ nwini no te sɛ wim a emu tew, na egyina hɔ ma anidaso ne adwene.

Opalite gyina hɔ ma nsoromma mu hwɛ a ɛwɔ nsu mu ade no ase: Kokoram, Scorpio, ne Pisces. Honhom mu opalite mfaso te sɛ nea ɛma obi dwo na ɛma obi nya adwene no yɛ nea edi mũ ma nsu ho sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ebia wobehia ahomegye foforo bi.

Scorpio a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ October mu no nya kwan de wɔn ho hyɛ mu mprenu, efisɛ opalite yɛ ade a ne bo nyɛ den a wɔde besi opal, October awobo ananmu .

Dɛn na opalite ɔbo ye ma wɔ honam fam ayaresa mu?

Wɔ nipadua mu no, opalite betumi aboa ma mogya a ɛkɔ nipadua no mu ne ɔhome nhyehyɛe no ayɛ pɛ. Wɔkyerɛ sɛ ɔbo no boa wɔn a wɔrepere nna a wontumi nna ne dae bɔne nso.

Wɔ nkate fam ayaresa ho no, wonim sɛ opalite brɛ awerɛhow anaa awerɛhow ase, na ɛma nsusuwii a ɛyɛ dadwen dwo nso. Ahoɔden ayaresafo pii hyɛ nkuran sɛ wɔmfa opalite nni dwuma na ama obu a wɔwɔ ma wɔn ho no ayɛ kɛse na wɔahyɛ abusuabɔ a wɔne afoforo wɔ no mu den.

Honhom mu ahwɛfo binom frɛ opalite “Merlanite,” nkonyaayifo a wagye din no din, esiane sɛ ɔbo no agye din sɛ ɛma wubue ma ahintasɛm nkitahodi nti. Opalite betumi ama wo nkate a wote nka no ayɛ kɛse, na abue w’adwene ama anisoadehu anaa nkrasɛm a efi ahonhom atrae a ɛbɛma woanya nyansa.

Chakra bɛn na opalite ye ma?

Opalite chakra ayaresa ye ma Third Eye chakra, baabi a wunya ntease a ɛkorɔn wɔ amansan no ne wo gyinabea wɔ mu no ho.

Sɛ wɔsiw Third Eye chakra no ano a, ebia wobɛte nka sɛ wuntumi nsi pi na wo ho nyɛ wo hyew. Sɛ wode opalite bue chakra no wie a, ebia wobɛte nka sɛ wowɔ nhumu kɛse na wogye wo tom.

Wopɛ sɛ wunya nhumu bi wɔ opalite bo ho? Yɛbɛhyɛ wo ma!

Oplite Nneɛma a Ɛma Ɛyɛ Pa

Sɛ worepaw opalite agude anaa abo a, sɛ wuhu nea ɛkɔ aboɔden abo no bo mu a, ebetumi aboa wo ma woanya ahotoso wɔ nea woatɔ no ho. Opalite aboɔden abo a wɔde ayɛ ne abɔde mu bo gyina nneɛma kakraa bi so, a kɔla, nea emu da hɔ, ne nea wɔatwa ka ho.

Ahosuo

• Natural Opalite : Ɔbo no kɔla titiriw taa yɛ nsɔe-ahabammono, lavender, anaa kɔkɔɔ. Ebia nneɛma a ɛyɛ tuntum a ɛka ho no yɛ tuntum, fitaa, anaa bruu-tuntum na ɛbɛda adi sɛ ntini anaa dendritic nsusuwii .

• Synthetic Opalite : Sɛnea yɛaka no, synthetic opalite kɔla sesa gyina akyigyina ahorow so. Bere a bruu a ɛyɛ hann wɔ akyi fitaa no, ɔbo no bɛyɛ peach-pink anaa orange wɔ akyi tuntum.

Ɛda adi pefee

• Natural Opalite : Sɛnea abɔde mu opalite ka ho kɛse no, pefeeyɛ grades ho nhia mma opalite bo te sɛ nea ɛho hia ma aboɔden abo afoforo. Nanso, ebia nhwɛsode ahorow a ɛyɛ translucent bɛhyɛ sɛ wɔmfa nneɛma bo nkɔ soro kakra sen nhwɛsode ahorow a ɛnyɛ hann.

• Synthetic Opalite : Abo a wɔde ayɛ opalite dodow no ara nni sintɔ biara wɔ mu, na ɛma emu da hɔ kɛse. Sɛ sintɔ ahorow wɔ hɔ a, ɛtaa ba sɛ mframa a ɛrehuruhuruw wɔ ahwehwɛ opalite mu, na ɛno bɛma ɔbo no bo akɔ fam.

Twa

• Abɔdeɛ mu Opalite : Wɔtaa twitwa abɔdeɛ mu opalite aboɔ ma ɛyɛ cabochon nsusuiɛ ahodoɔ, te sɛ ovals anaa rectangles. Abo a ahwe ase abu so, ne opalite nnua a wɔannoa nso. Wobetumi de opalite cabochons ahyɛ agude tebea horow mu nso. Cat’s eye opalite yɛ nea nkurɔfo ani gye ho sɛ wɔde yɛ nkaa.

• Synthetic Opalite : Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ bere nyinaa wɔtow saa abo yi hwe ase na/anaasɛ wotwa no sɛ cabochons anaa nhwiren.

Ansa na wobetumi atwitwa no, ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔyɛ opalite?

Oplite Formation & Nneɛma a Wɔde Yɛ Adwuma

Wɔde ahwehwɛ na ɛyɛ opalite dodow no ara a nnipa ayɛ. Mpɛn pii no, wɔde dolomite ne dade na ɛyɛ ahwehwɛ no na ama wɔatumi ayɛ abɔde mu opal ogya bepɔw tebea no ho mfonini yiye.

Sɛnea ɛte wɔ ahwehwɛ biara ho no, adeyɛ no fi ase denam nneɛma a wɔde ayɛ no a wɔma ɛyɛ nsu, afei wɔma afrafrade no dwo na ɛyɛ den so. Dolomite ye ma opalite ahwehwɛ efisɛ ɛma nneɛma a wɔanwene no kɔ so yɛ nnam na ɛbɔ ɔbo no ho ban yiye fi nsensanee ho.

Abɔde mu opalite yɛ te sɛ opal foforo biara. Nsu kɔ fam kɔ ​​mpaapaemu ne mpaapaemu mu wɔ asase ase, na ɛfa silica kurukuruwa wɔ kwan no so. Nsu no mu dodow no ara yɛ nwini, na ɛma opalite a ɛyɛ fɛ gu hɔ.

Silica kurukuruwa no kɛse ne sɛnea ɛbɛn no ma ɔbo no kɔla yɛ ahabammono, bere a aboɔden abo a ɛwɔ hɔ bere a ɛreyɛ no (te sɛ moss agate) na ɛwɔ nneɛma a ɛyɛ sum a ɛka ho no akyi. Sɛ ɔbo no da ɔkraman aniwa so nkɛntɛnso adi a, silica kurukuruwa no ayɛ pyramid.

Enti, ɛhe na wubetumi anya opalite?

Oplite Mmeae a Wɔde Yɛ Adwuma

Nneɛma atitiriw a wonya opalite a wɔayɛ ne Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, ne U.S. aman a ɛne Arizona, Georgia, ne California.

Wobetumi ahu abɔde mu opalite wɔ mmeae pii, a nea ɛka ho ne:

• Australia

• Brazil

• Canada

• Iceland na ɛwɔ hɔ

• Mexico

• Peru

• Slovakia na ɛwɔ hɔ

• Tanzania na ɛwɔ hɔ

• USA

• United Kingdom na ɛwɔ hɔ

Abɔde mu cat’s eye opalite fi Afrika titiriw, titiriw Ethiopia ne Tanzania. Ɛwom sɛ Ethiopia cat’s eye opalite no kɔla yɛ soronko kakra, na ɛwɔ ase dwetɛ ne pink de.

Woresusuw ho sɛ wobɛtɔ opalite? Momma yensusuw nea yɛbɛhwɛ kwan wɔ bo ho.

Opalite Botae a Wɔde Yɛ Adwuma

Nea edi kan no, yɛbɛka opalite bo a ɛsom ma abɔde mu abo ho asɛm. Ebia abɔde mu opalite abo bɛsakra ne bo a egyina faako a ɔbo no fi so.

Wɔ bo a wɔtɔn no kɛse mu no, Welo opalite aboɔden abo taa yɛ $8-$20 wɔ carat biara mu, ɛwom sɛ ebinom du $65 wɔ carat biara mu de. Ethiopiafo opalite abo no bo yɛ den, mpɛn pii no $0.60-$1 wɔ carat biara mu. Nokwarem no, saa nneɛma bo yi fa no sɛ opalite no nyɛ opalite a ɛte sɛ ɔkraman aniwa.

Aboɔden abo a wɔde cat’s-eye opalite ayɛ no bo yɛ den kakra sen Ethiopia opalite nanso ɛda so ara yɛ nea ne bo yɛ den, efi $1-$4 wɔ carat biara mu.

Wɔtaa tɔn opalite a wɔayɛ no sɛnea ɛte biara, na ɛnyɛ carat biara. Abo a wɔahwe ase no taa yɛ dɔla biako kosi dɔla abiɛsa. Nneɛma a ɛho hia sɛ wɔyɛ nsaanodwuma pii, te sɛ opalite kɔnmuade anaa opalite point, betumi ayɛ baabiara fi $2-$25, a egyina ne kɛse ne nneɛma afoforo a ɛka ho (nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn, nhama, ne nea ɛkeka ho) .

Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubenya wo sika bo na woama wo opalite bo no atra hɔ akyɛ no, wobɛpɛ sɛ wuhu sɛnea wobɛhohoro opalite ho.

Ahotew & Hwɛ Wo Oplite

Ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ opalite a efi abɔde mu ne nea nnipa ayɛ nyinaa so. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wohohoro ɔbo abien no mu biara ho a, fa nsu a ɛyɛ hyew a samina wom ne brɔs a ɛyɛ mmerɛw (te sɛ brɔs a wɔde sew sẽ) popa efĩ ne nneɛma a asɛe no brɛoo. Wo opalite no bɛsan anya ne iridescence a ɛhyerɛn no bio wɔ bere tiaa bi mu!

Nanso, sɛ wo abɔde mu opalite yɛ doublet anaa triplet , ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkwati nsu a ɛyɛ hyew, ngo, ne samina. Eyinom fam no, bata ntama a ɛyɛ mmerɛw popa nea ɛwɔ soro no ho.

Woreyɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wode wo bo no bedi dwuma de asa yare? Ɛho behia sɛ wuhu sɛnea wobɛhohoro opalite ho, nso.

Wubetumi afa akwan horow so atew wo bo no ho, nanso yɛhyɛ nyansa sɛ fa owia hann di dwuma. Gyae ɔbo no wɔ owia hann ase simma 30 kosi dɔnhwerew biako, na ahoɔden bɔne biara a ɛwɔ wo opalite no mu no bɛyera.

Yɛhyɛ nyansa sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no, tew opalite ho pɛnkoro ɔsram biara anaa nea ɛboro saa, a egyina mpɛn dodow a wode di dwuma so. Hwɛ hu ara sɛ wobɛhwɛ ɔbo no fã foforo akyerɛ owia bere biara a wobɛhohoro ho na amma kɔla no ansɛe.

Hwɛ Hann no ne Oplite!

Ɛno yɛ wrap wɔ nsɛm a ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu fa opalite aboɔden abo ho nyinaa so! Seesei a wunim nyansahu ne sɛnkyerɛnnede a ɛwɔ opalite a efi abɔde ne nea nnipa ayɛ akyi nyinaa no, wubetumi ahu nea enti a bere kɔ so no, ɔbo biara agye din kɛse no. Opalite yɛ anigye, ne bo nyɛ den a wobɛpaw sɛ worehwehwɛ opal soronko bi a.

Enti, sɛ worehwehwɛ ɔkwan foforo a ne bo yɛ den sen opal anaasɛ dɔte boho aboɔden abo a wode bɛka wo ntadehyɛ ho a, opalite yɛ ɔkwan a edi mũ a wobɛpaw de aka saa opalescence a ɛhyerɛn, kɔla ahorow a yɛn nyinaa nim na yɛdɔ no ka ho!

Kɔtɔ Opalites!

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