Aurora Opal D6 Dice
This limited-edition sharp-edge collection is crafted from Aurora Opal — a Fine Crystalline Lab Opal celebrated for its flowing, iridescent color play.
Unlike resin or glitter-based dice, the radiance you see isn’t added sparkle; it comes from the material’s own internal architecture. Microscopic crystalline silica structures bend and scatter incoming light, echoing the same optical magic found in natural opal.
Each die reveals smooth gradients of violet, teal, emerald, and golden fire that shift with every tilt, giving the set a gemstone-like sense of depth and motion.
How Aurora Opal Comes to Life
Aurora Opal grows slowly over months as ultra-fine silica spheres (SiO₂·nH₂O) deposit and self-arrange in a controlled environment.
These spheres naturally organize into a precise lattice, their nanoscale spacing diffracting visible wavelengths to create the opal’s unmistakable rainbow shimmer.
After the structure fully matures, the material is cured, cut, and polished into luminous sheets — ready for the exacting work of shaping sharp-edge dice.
Because this Fine Crystalline Opal is complex and costly to produce, we are currently offering D6 options first, with plans to expand into full sets as production scales.
Crafting & Feel
Each die begins as a thin slab of Aurora Opal, then is individually cut, shaped, and polished to maintain the material’s clarity and precise sharp-edge silhouette.
In hand, the dice are light yet refined — similar in weight to resin, but with a distinctly different presence: cooler against the skin, slightly denser, and with a subtle glass-like smoothness that resin can’t replicate.
A standard D20 comes in around 7–8 grams, giving it a crisp, nimble roll without the heaviness of stone.
Every piece is wet-sanded and polished entirely by hand, resulting in clean edges, smooth facets, and a radiant, luminous surface.
Because both the crafting process and the opal’s nano-structured growth introduce natural variations, every die is visually unique, capturing its own shifting constellation of color.
Specifications
Material: Fine Crystalline Lab Opal (synthetic silica composite, SiO₂·nH₂O)
Available Dice: D6
Size: Standard 17 mm
Weight: Approx. 7–8 g
Finish: Sharp-edge, high-gloss polish
Process: Hand-cut, hand-sanded, hand-polished