Gemstone with shifting colours (4)

I believe the answer is:

opal

(Other definitions for opal that I've seen before include "Delicately coloured gem" , "One in a ring perhaps" , "Lustrous stone" , "little jewel" , "raw material" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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