The secret of an opal's color is not in its substance because all of its substance can be seen by others. However, what it's absences are is what really important. For example, the opal Ashmol found in the mine has different meanings toward different people. For Mr. Dan, it is a very valuable opal because it has strange colors. For Kellyanne, it represents Pobby and Dingan. However, for Ashmol, the opal means hope. He finally got proved that their mine actually has opals. The opal also means that it will make Kellyanne get better after she knew it is Dingan's bellybutton. This opal's real value is not its rare color or its price, but things that cannot be priced and are important to the Williamson family. Its real value cannot just simply be seen from its color, but things and stories behind it. I think this is the reason why the author says: "The secret of an opal's color lies not in its substance but in its absences."
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