It is more precious than emeralds and dearer than fine opals.

它比绿宝石和蛋白石更珍贵。

Like quartz, opal is made of silica.

同石英一样，欧泊由二氧化硅组成。

The tiny, mesmerizing percentage we call precious opals have regions where silica beads of uniform size form orderly arrays.

有极小比例的珍贵蛋白石会在部分区域中有大小一致的矽珠形成整齐的阵。

It's there that an opal begins its life as something surprisingly abundant: water.

蛋白石出人意料地诞生于一可见的资源当中——水。

Some of these experts include the opal as a fifth precious stone while others consider the pearl in this class.

其中有些专家把猫眼石为第五宝石，而有些专家则认为珍珠才第五宝石。

Nearer at hand, they are like huge blocks of purest marble inlaid with pearl and opal gems.

近了看则像很多块镶着珍珠和蛋白石的光洁无比的的大理石。

These tiny spheres scatter light, giving opal its characteristic rainbow sheen.

些小球状体分散了光线，赋予了欧泊最具特色的五彩光泽。

Farintosh, said he. Ah yes, I recall the case; it was concerned with an opal tiara.

法林托歇，他说，啊，的，我想起了那个案子，一件和猫儿眼宝石女冠冕有关的案子。

And in rare cases, petrified wood, shells, teeth, and even bones of extinct organisms are made of opal.

在极少数情况下，木变石、贝壳、牙齿甚至灭绝生物的骨骼都形成了欧泊。

The vast majority of the time, this structure is haphazard, resulting in common, or potch, opals with unremarkable exteriors.

产生出普通无彩的蛋白石，只有平凡的外观。

One of the most famous specimens is a pliosaur nicknamed Eric, an almost-complete marine reptile preserved in opal.

最著名的范本之一便一只昵称叫埃里克的上龙，一只几乎完好保存在欧泊内部的海洋爬行动物。

Harry saw him give a small wave, and looking around, saw Madame Maxime return it, her opals glittering in the candlelight.

哈利看见海格挥了挥手，他扭过头，看见马克西姆夫人也朝海格挥手致意，她的蛋白石饰品在烛光下熠熠闪亮。

Opal has been so nasty to you.

奥珀尔对你么贱。

Those take a very long time to form, and because of that, red is the rarest opal color.

那要花非常多的时间才能形成，因此，红色最罕见的蛋白石颜色。

Why would Opal lock up a negligee?

奥珀尔锁便服干什么？

And for their audacity, the earth rewarded them with a fist-sized, record-breaking opal.

因为他们的大胆，地球奖励他们破记录的、有拳头般大的蛋白石。

She was dressed from head to foot in black satin, and many magnificent opals gleamed at her throat and on her thick fingers.

她从头到脚裹着一件黑锻子衣服，脖子上和粗大的手指上都闪耀着许多华贵的蛋白石。

So, Dahlia never talked about wanting to get rid of Opal?

达利娅没说过要解雇奥珀尔吗？

Opal -- - I never told my son.

奥珀尔 -我从没告诉我儿子。

Opalized fossils are most often found in Australia, along with most of the world's opal in general.

同世界上大多数的欧泊一样，硅化化石也大多在澳大利亚被发现。