What makes the opal distinct is its ability to flash fiery colors from within the stone. The opal is a stunning iridescent natural gemstone made from silica minerals. A green opal can be just a few dollars in price but it can also cost thousands of dollars. The price of opal stones differs around the world. One thing is sure, with all the variety in color, raw types of opals stones make unique jewelry and you can customize your jewelry and have a wide range of styles. The larger opals reveal more reddish or orange shades while the smaller opals are more likely to be the greens or blues. It is precisely why it is so difficult to say that Opal is one color. With the opal, the different angles that you hold the opal will reveal different colors as well as the size of the stone. Pink opal’s value and properties are a peachy, salmon shade of pink and can be speckled with orange and black. There can be streaks of other types of opals. Blue Opalīlue Opal’s beautiful opals can be a light gray color to a magnificent aqua and turquoise to deep blue. While it is thought that these opals are the most common and those that have little flash in them are looked upon as the least sought after. Fire-Opalįire opal is a warm, glowing opal with the basic color being orange or red, with both colors being associated with fire.
This is a rare and expensive variety, coming in a tile pattern with black body color.
In fact, the natural black color highlights all the different colors, and black is considered to be one of the most valuable opals. Black Opalīlack opals are a highly desirable and sought-after Opal and are treasured the world over because it is believed that the color play is best displayed in the black opal. You will hardly ever find the opal stone being a single color. The red opal is the rarest of all the colors. Perhaps what makes the opal so unique is that it has this mesmerizing play of colors and this makes it unique from types of opal stones. The more uniform the grid-like structure, the more intense the colors will appear. Color also depends on the size of the spheres, which means that smaller spheres result in blue colors, and larger spheres result in red or orange. This is what causes the different rainbow colors for gemstone rings. The spaces between the spheres contain a silica solution, and when light passes through the spheres and hits the silica solution, it is diffracted. The opal is made up of spheres of silica. The stone can be found in almost any color. There isn’t really a specific color for October’s birthstone, but the green opal is a treasured color as it is believed that it can help you enjoy success with your relationships.
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