Opal: One Of The Most Beautiful Gem Stones

By Author: Ali C. Underwood
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In the quest to look truly unique and to develop a dazzling personal style, people are straying away from conventional gems like diamonds, rubies and emeralds and are looking to gemstones like Opal. Opal is basically made of silica and each crystal is completely unique and the crystal structure allows Opals to give off a variety of colors. Unlike many other precious gems, colorful opals are much more prized than solid-colored white ones and most of the opal in the world comes from Australia.

They are not only colorful, but they also tend to glow even in very low light making them extremely interesting and attention grabbing. The vivid hues of opals make them perfect show-stopping jewelry pieces. The colors of an opal can range from rose, magenta, green, brown, and blue, to red, orange and even black. Most importantly, a single opal gemstone can have all these colors at once making them truly striking. Imagine a deep blue opal with bright green specs embedded in a pure silver ring! No other gemstone can offer such an effect.

Truly dazzling gems

The more colorful an opal is and the more the colors dazzle, ...
... the more precious it is. Some of the best and most coveted opals in the world display almost all the colors in the visible spectrum. Moreover, as the opals move and change positions relative to the light source, they display different colors and this dynamic effect is truly unique. The opalescence or the play of color observed even in ordinary opals is truly unique and beautiful. A single precious opal gemstone can have iridescent green, blue, red, pink, grey, orange and even purple hues all together. Opaque white and green opals are the most common, whereas red set against black opals are quite rare.

The vivid colors – such as red against black and green against blue – add so much drama that there is no need for other pieces of jewelry. One show-stopping and eye-catching opal jewelry piece is enough to make a simple dress look fit for a grand event. Triple opals are opal gemstones with a clear layer of quartz on the top that is polished to a high shine. This makes the colors of the opal beneath to pop and the makes the whole gemstone dazzle. Such triple opals in large sizes are truly spectacular and make for excellent statement pieces of jewelry.