Semiprecious gem (4)
I believe the answer is:
opal
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">semiprecious gem</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for opal that I've seen before include "raw material" , "Milky white gemstone" , "Milky stuff that's hard" , "Rock" , "One's stony" .)