Diamonds and Opal rings

Opal gemstone rings are multi-variegated and come in almost all shapes and sizes, from the perfect dome cut to shapes, which allure the imagination of the designer. Mounted in gold or platinum and even silver or titanium settings, opal engagement rings exudates the mystery of light.

Significantly, opal gemstones are birthstones of October and can be gifted in the 14th, 18th and 34th wedding anniversaries.

Gift opal rings also serves to your October-born girlfriend or boyfriend on the special occasions of birthday. Gift friends and parents on their wedding anniversaries with exquisite opal rings.

Opal is a soft gemstone, with hardness 5.5-6.5 on Moh's scale. Precisely for this reason an inlay setting is favored instead of mountings for opal rings. This ensures protection against physical damage, like scratches. Sometimes a transparent coating is applied over the mounted stone to give extra protection and endurance.

The story of sparkling Opal rings

It has cajoled the imagination of the great romantics like Shakespeare to the mind of the statesman, Napoleon, who has gifted a blazing red opal ring to Josephine.

Contrary to believe, opal gemstones symbolize chastity and hope. The taboo as an unlucky stone had in reality originated from a novel by Sir Walter Scott, wherein an opal becomes the cause of death of the main character.

Opal is indeed a gift from the universe, where once can visualize the light dancing and glimmering in the stone itself. Opal rings represent a promise of a fulfilling dream and the purity of soul.

Presently, these gemstones are excavated from mines in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and in parts of US and Czech Republic.

Opal rings in all kinds of coloured light

Opal is amorphous in nature rather than crystalline and is found in multifaceted colors. They range from black to white and even as transparent stones, with scintillations of different colors.

The most expensive opal is the black opal. This is found exclusively in the mines of Australia.

Black opals shimmer with a rainbow of colors, ranging from black opals with a blue shimmer to a more purplish hue.

The white opals emit more sober pastel shades. The most astounding are the transparent opals, dazzling with more pronounced brightness of auroral red, orange or yellow color.

There are opals, which however do not display any color; they are found in unique blue or green in color. The color and hue determines the value of the opal gemstone.

The gemstone is usually given a dome shape, to withstand fragility and physical damage.For the same reason, cuts like pear-cuts are avoided and the opal is set in an inlay setting. All these factors should be kept in mind while buying the ring.

Opal gemstones are soft and therefore need special care against physical damages and scratches. With a little care the rings can last a lifetime.

The soft gemstone should be kept in cushioned jewelry boxes and away. Moreover, the rings should never come in contact with harsh abrasives and should be protected from sunlight and heat.