Opal Ring - Faceted Ethiopian Opal
Opal Ring - Faceted Ethiopian Opal

Opal Ring - Faceted Ethiopian Opal

Regular price $ 172

The Ethiopian opal in this sterling silver ring has a rare and unique feature and that is that it is faceted.  As you can see, there is an intense variance in the colors in this piece as it is looked at from differing angles.
Dimensions:
10 millimeters
size 6
Opal

Opals that are gem-quality can flash every color in the color spectrum.  Some opals color and intensity actually surpasses that of the ”fire” in diamonds.  Some of the finest opals are comparative in price by carat to that of diamonds, rubies or emeralds. Opal is an extremely popular gem stone used in jewelry. However, if it is set in a ring the setting should encase the whole stone as it has a hardness of about 5.5 to 6 on the Mohs scale and the opal needs to be protected.  Opal is a hydrous silicon dioxide and is without a crystalline structure which is to say it is amorphous, without a definite chemical composition.  This makes opal a mineraloid verses a mineral.

We have four different types of opal that we are featuring which have been mined from the earth, Australian Bolder, Ethiopian, Dendritic and Hi Morado.

Opal Ring - Faceted Ethiopian Opal