Opal Gemstone- Get The Facts Right

By Author: Ali C. Underwood
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Opal Gemstone is one type of silica that’s made of water, hydrogen, oxygen and silicon, and silica. Its main use is for the addition of ornamental beauty to mosaics, inlays and carvings. Let’s look at the vital facts about this rare stone;

– Just a reminder, Opal Gemstone derives its name from a Latin word “opalus” which basically means stone. The Opal Gemstone is the birthstone of those people born in the month of October. And this is held with a lot of prestige.

– The Opal Gemstone has dominant colors exactly the ones found on the rainbow. These are Green, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Red, Violet and Indigo. And the more colors appearing on it, naturally the more beauty it holds. This multi colors is apparently caused by its choosy taking in specific wavelengths of light.

– The Opal Gemstone authentic beauty is a symbol of hope, innocence and purity.

-Maximum care for this gemstone is needed due to its delicate nature one should avoid using chemicals in cleaning it. But instead usage of wet soft piece of cloth is encouraged.

-If you are not wearing your opal jewelry for quite a while, ...
... you need to store it with a wet napkin in a small plastic bag to prevent it from cracking.

– Its deposits were discovered in mars by NASA, back in 2008 hence was a basis of proving that there must be evidence of water on the surface of that planet, or maybe it supported life sometimes back.

– There are naturally four types of Opal Gemstone; milk or water the commonest variety crystal black- the most costly and the boulder opal. They are all mined beneath the earth surface. They are usually found in volcanic or sedimentary rocks. Getting them from the earth surface involves several methods; Sink a shaft- This is the easiest way of mining Opal Gemstones and it’s carried out by sinking a shaft straight beneath the earth until it hits the opal dirt. Here the Opal Gemstones can be discovered from the depth of about twenty meters.

The second mining technique is referred to as Open Cut Mining the usage of heavy machinery is very common especially the removal of the top layer of soil, which is inspected for the presence of Opal Gemstones. Lastly there is Noodling which is a method of mining Opal Gemstones which can be done by ordinary people this is quite easy since the search for Opal Gemstones is done by scouring left earth materials from discarded opal mines with the use of sieves and rakes and related tools. This method is so common in former mines and you should not be surprised getting tens perhaps hundreds of people trying their luck out. There are stories of those who have been lucky and actually hit the jackpot! I f you’re those people who belief in exercising their luck then for sure you could perhaps join for you never know, you might as well get the most costly type of Opal Gemstones.