Ingqokelela ye-Eyescontactlens ye-Opal Collection minyaka le yeelensi zemibala yendalo

I-Eyescontactlens Opal Collection minyaka le iilensi zemibala yendalo,Igama lesiNgesi lika-Opal yi-Opal, elithatyathwe kwigama lesiLatini elithi Opalus, elithetha "ubuhle bamatye anqabileyo".UShakespeare wakha wambiza ngokuba "yindlovukazi yamatye anqabileyo".Isazinzulu ngendalo samandulo esingumRoma uPliny sakha sathi: Kwiqhekeza lelitye leopal, unokubona ilangatye lerubhi, amachokoza anemibala efana neamethiste, ulwandle oluluhlaza njengeemeraldi, olunemibalabala, alunamthungo kwaye luhle.Imibala eqaqambileyo kaOpal ifana nephalethi yomzobi.I-Opal, ethetha ithemba kunye nolonwabo, inokwakheka kwelaser ye-psychedelic, iphupha eliqaqambileyo, kwaye umbala we-opal nganye wahlukile, nto leyo eyenza i-opal ibe sisithandwa sabayili.Kwasebutsheni benkulungwane yama-20, abavelisi bezacholo abadumileyo kwihlabathi uCartier kunye noTiffany baphehlelela uyilo lwe-opal ephezulu kwi-Fifth Avenue eNew York emva kwenye.I-Opal lilitye elinqabileyo elihle nelixabisekileyo ekunzima kakhulu ukulenza.Ii-opals ziveliswa kumatye e-sedimentary.Isisombululo se-silica sizaliswe kwiintanda zamatye kwaye siya kufakwa phantsi kweemeko ezizinzileyo.Le nkqubo icotha kakhulu.I-opal kwindawo yemveliso yase-Australia iya kuba malunga nezigidi ezihlanu zeminyaka ubudala.Isentimitha yafakwa kwaye yaqiniswa kwisithuba esisisigidi esinye okanye ezibini zeminyaka elandelayo.I-Opal yenziwe kwisisombululo se-silica, kwaye isakhiwo sangaphakathi siqulethe amanzi amaninzi.Amanzi ayancipha ngokuthe ngcembe kwinqanaba elilandelayo, kwaye iinqununu ze-silica zifakwe kwiingqimba, ezinokubangela ukubola kunye nokuphazamiseka kokukhanya ngaphakathi kwe-opal, ngoko ke isiqwenga se-opal sinokuvela ngolu hlobo.imibala emininzi.