Opal stone doesn’t have any crystal structure that usual minerals inherent. It has a low rate of hardness, but it is really impossible to ignore the beautiful color effect that is called opalescence. Rainbow modulations, changing at the slightest rotation of the opal stone are caused by the refraction of light, in order to submicroscopic particles of silica. Those opals, that are experiencing such effect, are called noble and belong to the category of precious stones.
Classification of opals Online Fashion Jewelry in terms of structure allocates more than forty varieties. It includes, among others, following opals:
1. Matrix: noble black opal with small twinkling other colors areas.
2. Harlequin: colored areas create a mosaic in the form of polygons.
3. Fiery: opalescent areas have flame-orange hue.
4. Neutral opal: opaque stone with diverse coloring
In medieval medicine works opal stone medicinal properties indicates that opal stone calms nerves, helps with heart diseases, melancholy, fainting spells, retains from the stormy passions, irritation and restores visual acuity.Until recently, the most ancient opal stone deposits were considered mines in Czechoslovakia. Previously, these mines belonged to Hungary, so opals recovered from that area, were called Hungarian. But in the nineteenth century in New South Wales (America) was discovered richest deposit of opals. These mines constitute worthy competition for the Czechoslovak.
”The town of Coober Pedy in South Australia is a major source of opal. The world’s largest and most valuable gem opal “Olympic Australis” was found in August 1956 at the “Eight Mile” opal field in Coober Pedy”.
”The town of Coober Pedy in South Australia is a major source of opal. The world’s largest and most valuable gem opal “Olympic Australis” was found in August 1956 at the “Eight Mile” opal field in Coober Pedy”.
Australian Aborigines created a lot of legends about this amazing mineral. One of them says that when the world was dominated by the time of dreams, The Creator came to world. The place, where his foot touched the ground, formed a priceless deposit of shimmering opals.To Europe opals were imported for the first time from India and it immediately conquered hearts of high society representatives, as well as hearts of magicians and healers. It happened just at the beginning of the 19th century. And previously rare opal stone was considered a precious stone for which European aristocracy was willing to pay really crazy money in the shape of Designer Handmade Jewelry.
Creative wearing opal can feel the development of their abilities thanks to this stone.
White (milky), orange-red and dark blue opals are usually used for jewelry creation and gold rings with black opal has always been considered a talisman of magicians, which gives them a gift of foresight.
As advice you shouldn’t give opal Gemstone Fashion Jewelry as a gift for someone, even to the closest people. It is better to buy them individually and only for yourself.
As advice you shouldn’t give opal Gemstone Fashion Jewelry as a gift for someone, even to the closest people. It is better to buy them individually and only for yourself.