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Opal is worn for marital bliss, Love, Relationship, Companionship, fertility & sexual compatibility. Venus symbolises the desires of human being. Opal is the astrological gemstone of Venus planet.Other countries that produce precious and fancy varieties of common opal include: Mexico, Hungary, Indonesia, Brazil, Peru, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Ethiopia. Historically, mines in Australia have produced at least 90% of the world’s precious opal. Sources of Opal :Īlthough opal is found throughout the world, Most of the precious opal deposits that have been discovered are in Australia. Europeans have long considered the gem a symbol of hope, purity, and truth. The ancient Greeks believed opals gave their owners the gift of prophecy and guarded them from disease. Arabic legends say it falls from the heavens in flashes of lightning. Many cultures have credited opal with supernatural origins and powers. Others…simulate the flaming fire of burning sulphur and even the bright blaze of burning oil.” He marveled that this kaleidoscopic gem encompassed the red of ruby, the green of emerald, the yellow of topaz, the blue of sapphire, and the purple of amethyst. In 75 AD, the Roman scholar Pliny observed, “Some opali carry such a play within them that they equal the deepest and richest colors of painters. These flashy gems are called “precious opals ” those without play-of-color are “common opals.” Opal’s characteristic “play-of-color” was explained in the 1960s, when scientists discovered that it’s composed of microscopic silica spheres that diffract light to display various colors of the rainbow.
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With its rainbow of colors, as you turn and move the Opal the color plays and shifts, giving you a gem that can be worn with a plethora of ensembles. Some prefer the calming flashes of blues and greens others love the bright reds and yellows. Each Opal is truly one-of-a-kind as unique as our fingerprints. In ancient times, the Opal was known as the Queen of Gems because it encompassed the colors of all other gems. They range in colour from milky white, to blue-green, to red and yellow. No opal is the same as another and its design is very unique to the stone in which it is captured. This captures the essence of opals perfectly. The word ‘opal’ comes from the Greek word ‘opallos’ which means ‘to see a change’. Opal and Tourmaline are both some of the most beautiful and untraditional of all gemstones. The stones that characterise births in October are opal and tourmaline. The folks who are born in the month of October are probably one of the lucky few who can choose between two different types of stones for their birth month.