This 16 Inch strand of Natural African Green Opal is "WYSIWYG" - You will receive the exact strand pictured
Bead Size and Shape: 10mm Round Beads
The product code for this item: AGO10-01
Description: These African green opal rounds have a striking blend of greens, browns and some creams. They are predominantly varying shades of green and brown. These are exceptional quality, great cuts and have a beautiful polish. Lots of rich swirls and patterns. Two or three stones have an occasional void which is typical of common opal.
This 16 Inch strand of Natural African Green Opal is "WYSIWYG" - You will receive the exact strand pictured
Bead Size and Shape: 14mm Puffed Square Beads
The product code for this item: AGOPS14-01
Description: These African green opal puffed squares have a striking blend of greens, browns and some creams. They are predominantly varying shades of green and brown. These are exceptional quality, great cuts and have a beautiful polish. Lots of rich swirls and patterns. Two or three stones have an occasional void which is typical of common opal.
We frequently offer pendant stones with the different variety of semi precious bead strands. These are also sold as a WYSIWYG and when possible, both sides of the stone are pictured.
This Natural African Green Opal Teardrop Pendant is a WYSIWYG pendant
Bead Size and Shape: 30mm x 22mm Teardrop Pendant - Drilled thru top to bottom
The product code for this item: AGOP3022-01
Description: This African green opal teardrop pendant has a striking blend of greens, browns and some creams. They are predominantly varying shades of green and brown. This is an exceptional quality pendant, great even cut and has a beautiful polish. Lots of rich swirls and patterns. Striking pendant!
Natural African Green Opal is a member of the Opal family: What and Where is Opal
The mineraloid opal is amorphous. The water content sometimes being as high as 20% but is usually between three and ten percent. Opal ranges from colorless through white, milky blue, gray, red, yellow, green, brown and black. Common opal is truly amorphous, but precious opal does have a structural element. The word opal comes from the Sanskrit upala, the Greek opallios, and the Latin opalus, meaning "precious stone." Opals are also Australia's National gemstone. Opal is a mineraloid gel which is deposited at relatively low temperature and may occur in the fissures of almost any kind of rock, being most commonly found with limonite, sandstone, rhyolite, and basalt.
Australia produces around 97% of the world’s opal. 90% is called ‘light opal’ or white and crystal opal. White makes up 60% but not all the opal fields produce white opal; Crystal opal or pure hydrated silica makes up 30%; 8% is black and only 2% is boulder opal. Coober Pedy in South Australia is a major source of opal. Another Australian town, Lightning Ridge in New South Wales, is the main source of black opal, opal containing a predominantly dark background (dark-gray to blue-black displaying the play of color). Boulder opal consists of concretions and fracture fillings in a dark siliceous ironstone matrix. It is found sporadically in western Queensland, from Kynuna in the north, to Yowah and Koroit in the south.
Fire Opal is found mostly in Mexico and Mesoamerica. In South America, a city called Pedro II, located in Brazil, produces opal that was discovered in 1930. Fire opal, or Girasol, is a translucent to semi-opaque stone that is generally yellow to bright orange and sometimes nearly red and displays pleochroism at certain angles.
The Virgin Valley Opal Fields Of Humboldt county in northern Nevada produce a wide variety black, crystal, white, and fire opal. Most precious opals are wood replacements. Many specimens have a high water content, and as a result, have a greater tendency to desiccate and crack than most precious opal. Discovered in 1904 the mines are still producing gem materials in large amounts to hundreds of seasonal visitors.
Peruvian opal (also called blue opal) is a semi-opaque to opaque blue-green stone found in Peru which is often cut to include the matrix in the more opaque stones. It does not display pleochroism.
OPAL METAPHYSICAL LORE
The Opal is thought to project ones inner beauty. It enhances our creativity, while releasing our inhibitions. The Opal contains the colors and qualities of many other healing stones. It is sometimes called the "stone of inspiration." It is believed to help improve self esteem, bringing its wearer, happy dreams. It is the birthstone for October.
In the middle ages, opal was considered a stone that could provide great luck because it was believed to possess all the virtues of each gemstone whose color was represented in the color spectrum of the opal. However, modern superstition attributes bad luck to the stone, though some believe this is avoided if opal is the owner's birthstone or if the stone is a gift. Even under the last czar at the beginning of the 20th century, it was believed that when a Russian of any sex, of any rank, saw an opal, amongst other goods offered for sale, he or she would not buy anything more, since, in the judgment of subjects of the czar, the opal embodied the evil eye.
Disclaimer: Metaphysical lore on healing and spiritual healing is not a prescription, diagnosis or healthcare information; they are alternative and complementary and are not scientifically substantiated. By using this metaphysical and healing lore information, you acknowledge and agree that you personally assume responsibility for your use or misuse of this lore.
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