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Fire Opal

Fire Opal

Fire Opal

Opal is a gem of great antiquity, and comes in two general categories: common opal, also known as “potch,” and “precious opal.” The name “opal” (opale French, opalo Spanish or Italian) is derived from the Sanskrit word “upala” the Greek word “opallios,” and the Latin word “opalus;” all meaning “precious stone.”

There are two categories of opals – common and precious. The Precious opals are composed of three groups: white, black, and fire opal.

Fire opal is an unusual variety of opal from Mexico. You will find two main types of fire opal. One is a translucent yellow, orange or red with no play of color. The other is brownish and has a play of color somewhat similar to the better known precious opal. Fire opals, like all opals, are delicate gemstones, sensitive to stress. Thus they are best suited for earrings, brooches, and pendants and need to be treated carefully.

The Opal contains the colors of all other stones. It can be charged with every type of energy for use in magic spells. Opals have been carried for invisibility. They are also a protection stone used during astral projection. Moreover, fire opal helps relieve energy deficiencies; stimulates sexual organs and the adrenal glands.

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Boulder Opal

Boulder Opal

Boulder Opal

Boulder opal from the Opalton mine is often characterized by many many veins of colorful, fiery opal running through the hard ironstone. Most boulder opal is mined in Australia where thin veins of opal form within the brown ironstone matrix, creating a wonderfully unique picture stone.

Boulder opal occurs in two main forms, ‘seam’ and ‘matrix’. When opal intrudes into cracks and seams in the host rock (usually ironstone), it is called SEAM boulder opal. Seam boulder opal is often ‘split’ along the seam so as to produce one or two faces of opal material.

The gemstone Opal is the official October birthstone as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912. It is also the birth stone for the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Boulder opal is very durable due to the ironstone backing the opal forms on. Because water content within the opal is very low it almost never cracks or crazes as it ages.

It is believe that boulder opal is good to aids inner beauty, faithfulness, and eyesight and helps recall past lives.

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This Opal Is Magnificent

Opal Stone

Opal

Opal is a mineral-like substance or mineraloid gel which is deposited at a relatively low temperature and may occur in the fissures of almost any kind of rock, being most commonly found with limonite, sandstone, rhyolite, marl and basalt. The word opal comes from the Latin opalus, by Greek opallios.

Other said that the name opal probably is derived from the Sanskrit name for precious stone; upala. It has been mined for centuries, at least since Roman times when they extracted the opal from areas now within the Czech Republic. The opal is a unique gemstone that is not crystalline, but is rather made up of hardened silica gel. The word “upala” means “precious stone”.

Opal ranges from clear through white, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, magenta, rose, pink, slate, olive, brown, and black. Of these hues, the reds against black are the most rare, whereas white and greens are the most common.

Opal, in particular black opal, has historically been though of as an incredibly lucky stone. It wards off the evil eye and protects those who travel to faraway lands, It also blocks bad dreams from your psyche, and works to focus your mental capacities and provide motivation and energy.

The different varieties of opal have different healing capabilities. Fire opal helps to manage blood disorders, depression, and lethargy. Black opal helps reduce the impact of reproductive disorders, such as erectile disfunction. White opal helps to manage neural disorders and imbalance. All forms of opal are useful during childbirth to reduce the severity of pain.Australia gem opal stone black rings.

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