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White Opal or Light Opal
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White Opal or Light Opal


"Light opal" and "white opal" are terms used for opal materials that have a white, yellow or cream body color. This is the most common body color for precious opal. The stone pictured at right is a white opal from Coober Pedy, South Australia. It weights 3.39 carat and is 18 x 7.5 millimeters in size.
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