Opals are some times known as the queen of gems, they are a precious gemstone rich in all the colours of the rainbow. Opals have been considered to have supernatural powers and bring good luck and hope to those who wear them.
Opals come in all shapes sizes and colours from white opals to black opals and all the variations of colour in-between.
Different types of opals:
- Synthetic opals are man made. They look so much like top quality natural opals but at a fraction of the price, making them a much sought after material. They are opals but with the process of nature sped up. These are the opals used in jewellery made by Opals UK.
- White opals are a milky colour and the most common and the least expensive.
- Black opals are quite rare and can have a beautiful play of colour.
- Matrix opals have opal diffused throughout a host rock.
- Boulder opals are mined in Australia and are often considered some of the finest opals.
- Crystal opal usually reflects a good amount of colour and is rare and valuable.
- Fire opals are rare, have a red-orange colour and can be found in Mexico.