Opals are appreciated among jewelers and collectors because of their shape and unusual patterns, sometimes have the most unexpected shape. Stone looks so unusual that it seems as if the top is covered with a decorative film, which is hidden under the crystal.
Opals may have very different color, be colored, colorless or milky. For precious opals characteristic bright rainbow overflow. Opals can be found on all continents. Surprisingly, opal in Sanskrit is called Upala which means precious stone (or "Gem"). So opal can honestly say that it is - a real gem. Photo Credit
However Opal stone is very complex. The loss of water, contact with various oils and fats can cause the stone to lose its luster unusual - opalescence. To avoid this, it is necessary to protect the opal from contact with cosmetics and opal periodically lowered into the water.
From ancient times, opal is very highly valued by people. And these are often used by various crooks and swindlers, posing for opals made of fake glasses. However, a complex play of light (opalescence) of the opal to create a very difficult, even in the current environment.
With opal tied a very unusual story. The fact that somewhere in the middle of the XIX century the demand for opals drops sharply. And it happened because. A novel by Sir Walter Scott, "Charles the Bold, or Anna Geyershteynskaya, Maid of darkness", which referred to a precious opal. Although the history of the mysterious author Opal not served as a negative character, yet women's society imbued with this gem negative, opals and out of fashion.
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Opals may have very different color, be colored, colorless or milky. For precious opals characteristic bright rainbow overflow. Opals can be found on all continents. Surprisingly, opal in Sanskrit is called Upala which means precious stone (or "Gem"). So opal can honestly say that it is - a real gem. Photo Credit
However Opal stone is very complex. The loss of water, contact with various oils and fats can cause the stone to lose its luster unusual - opalescence. To avoid this, it is necessary to protect the opal from contact with cosmetics and opal periodically lowered into the water.
From ancient times, opal is very highly valued by people. And these are often used by various crooks and swindlers, posing for opals made of fake glasses. However, a complex play of light (opalescence) of the opal to create a very difficult, even in the current environment.
With opal tied a very unusual story. The fact that somewhere in the middle of the XIX century the demand for opals drops sharply. And it happened because. A novel by Sir Walter Scott, "Charles the Bold, or Anna Geyershteynskaya, Maid of darkness", which referred to a precious opal. Although the history of the mysterious author Opal not served as a negative character, yet women's society imbued with this gem negative, opals and out of fashion.
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