Natural Real Opal Stone

This is because man made stones are flattened in the course of processing to remove such irregularities.

Natural real opal stone.

Natural opal is a variety of silica. Gemselect s 100 natural opal is a great place to begin. A genuine gemstone is real but it is treated in some way to enhance its cut or appearance. Real natural opal has not been changed from its natural state except to be cut and polished into a gem stone.

Its colors can range from white yellow orange and red to green blue brown and black. If the seam between the backing layer and the opal is irregular it is most likely a real stone. The line around the circumference is perfectly. In this case look at the side of the stone again and see if the join between the opal and the backing is perfectly flat i e.

5 out of 5 stars 3 3 reviews 37 00 free shipping only 1 available and it s in 7 people s carts. Precious opal fire opal and common opal. If the opal is a perfect circle or oval then you should have a licensed jeweler inspect it before you make the purchase. Natural genuine ethiopian opal gemstone oval shape 16x9x5 mm multi fire opal handmade polished loose stone beautiful silver jewelry making ahstones.

If the top of the opal. The opal man carries many types of natural opal including australian black opal crystal opal white opal boulder opal and opal specimens. Needless to say these are also referred to as enhanced or treated stones. Doublets are more difficult to identify because they often incorporate quantities of colourless potch into the stone.

At gemselect our opal comes in a. Doublets are a little more difficult to identify as they often use a natural potch black colourless opal or ironstone the brown boulder opal host rock backing. Natural opal gemstone silver rings for men s women s astrology october birthstone chakra healing jewelry gift in size 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13. Many times natural stones have discoloration cracks and or inclusions.

Treatments are applied to fix these flaws in the stone. Opal offers exceptional individuality within its three main classes. The structure of natural opal. If the opal is a natural stone then even with cutting and polishing it may not be entirely symmetrical.

This stone usually contains between 5 and 10 water and is relatively soft its hardness rating is 5 5 6 0 on the mohs scale. Opal can be colorless or colored. The doublets we carry and make are also cut from and made with real natural opal.