Types Of Opal Rings

Thin to thick seams of white or black.

Types of opal rings.

Boulder opal is opal that has formed along with another rock called ironstone. Solid opal is also known as type 1 opal. Shells of coarse hardened sandy clay with layers of opal in between. Australia produces various types of opals.

In this video justin will take you through the four main australian opal types as well as a newly discovered one not yet gone mainstream. Walnut sized concretions in a regular layer like a conglomerate. Black opal is the most valuable type of opal and it is predominantly found in lightning ridge. This is because black opal amplifies the colors with the contrasting dark background.

These types of opal can come with interesting hills and valleys on the surface. When the parent stone is visible alongside the opal as in the pendant shown here it is called boulder matrix opal. Types of australian opal. The opal is the central kernel and never reaches the outer edge.

Boulder opal presents beautifully in jewelry of all types including men s jewelry. Solid opal can be a combination of precious opal and common opal. Solid opal type 1 opal solid opal is a name used for a rough or cut stone that consists entirely of opal material without any host rock or other significant inclusions contained within the stone. Ironstone on which the opal formed.

Most white opal have muted pastel colors. The material is cut and polished with the opal material still attached to the parent material e g. Most of this type of opal comes from the opal fields in queensland where there is a huge belt that spreads thousands of kilometers where this type of opal is produced.