Types Of Opal Rings

Boulder opal presents beautifully in jewelry of all types including men s jewelry.

Types of opal rings.

Australia produces various types of opals. Shells of coarse hardened sandy clay with layers of opal in between. 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.

The opal is the central kernel and never reaches the outer edge. When the parent stone is visible alongside the opal as in the pendant shown here it is called boulder matrix opal. Meaning that the surface is often but not always undulating people who are more progressive in their jewellery tastes prefer these stones. Boulder opal is similar to black opal except that the foreground colour is very thin and sits on a brown ironstone base.

The material is cut and polished with the opal material still attached to the parent material e g. Most white opal have muted pastel colors. Types of australian opal. Black opal is the most valuable type of opal and it is predominantly found in lightning ridge.

Solid opal can be a combination of precious opal and common opal. 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. Solid opal is also known as type 1 opal. These types of opal can come with interesting hills and valleys on the surface.

Thin to thick seams of white or black. Boulder opal is opal that has formed along with another rock called ironstone. This is because black opal amplifies the colors with the contrasting dark background.