Delicate blues wander inside this Australian crystal opal. Equally tranquil and energetic this gem shimmers with the colors of the open sky on a crisp day. A breath of fresh air. It is accented with magenta lab created rubies. Together the color palette gives elegance and confidence.
This opal is 100% natural / untreated and was sourced directly from the opal mine in Coober Pedy, Australia. It was cut and set by me in Canada. The pendant is hand fabricated in solid recycled sterling silver using traditional techniques. The back of the setting is open and the round bail is 4mm interior. Videos are in fluorescent and LED lighting.
This pendant will come gift wrapped with a polishing pad to keep the piece looking its best. Note it does not include a chain. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
- Recycled Solid Sterling Silver
- Genuine Untreated Australian Crystal Opal, Ethically Sourced from Coober Pedy, Fair Trade - 0.71 Cts
- Lab Created Rubies Total 0.15 Cts
- Pendant is 21mm tall, 12mm wide and 5mm thick
Precious opal is highly valued for its prismatic play of colour, a unique optical property which creates rainbows trapped within. The rarest and most coveted color is red, followed by orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. Brilliance, brightness, strength, pattern, body color, and color direction all determine a stones value. The rarest form of Australian opal is black opal, commanding the highest value and prized by collectors. Each opal has its own personality and no two are the same. Choose a stone with colours that speak to you, individual tastes play a big part in selecting the right one.
Opal has been associated with love, passion, desire and eroticism. It is a seductive stone, intensifying emotional states and releasing inhibitions. Wearing an opal is said to bring about loyalty and faithfulness while stimulating originality and dynamic creativity. It aids in accessing one’s true self, finding answers, and helps you to understand your full potential.
Opal amplifies traits, whether those traits are good or bad, and brings characteristics to the surface for transformation. It enhances self worth, confidence and self-esteem. It also brings lightness and spontaneity. It can help you to pick up thoughts and feelings, amplify and return them to their source. It is a karmic stone and encourages positive emotions. It teaches that what you put out comes back to you, and is a protective stone in dangerous places
You will always receive the exact opal pictured. I do my best to describe and capture them in different lighting and as accurately as possible. Colours may look different from monitor to monitor.
All my jewelry settings are handcrafted in response to my hand cut one of a kind gemstones. I aim to do each stone justice by listening to what they want, cutting and crafting a setting to fully showcase it in the jewellery it was always meant to be. You always get a one of a kind art piece for you to wear, born of the earth and crafted especially for you.