iridescence

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The team found that sea silk's iridescence is created by a spherical protein structure known as "photonin."

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

“For example, when you look at oyster shells, they have an iridescence of pearly green and blue, and that’s definitely from minerals like copper,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

Tentacular growths begin to invade the offshore structure, shimmering with oily iridescence against the rig’s dull, cold steel.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

And I think it's because it's got the iridescence to it as well.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

The sun sparked iridescence from their purple necks as they pecked.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin