Square Cabochon Opal
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$250.00
$250.00
It has been said that opal is the world’s most popular phenomenal gemstone. As one of the only gems to display all the colors of the rainbow at once, cultures from around the world have believed that opal contains supernatural powers and origins. The ancient Greeks believed opals gave their owners the gift of prophecy and kept them free of disease, Asian cultures believe opal to be a gem of hope, Europeans believed opals gave their wearers great powers, such as invisibility and great insight, and ancient Arabic legends say opals fell from the skies in flashes of lightning!
Today we know that the source of the multi-colored flashes, or play-of-color, is due to the sub-microscopic silica spheres stacked in a grid-like pattern within the stone. This interior structure of the stone breaks up light into the spectral colors which give the opal its bright and colorful flashes. The size of the spheres within the opal determines the colors that are displayed.
This extraordinary, natural, translucent square opal cabochon weighs 2.5 carats and is from Ethiopia. Mark Oros cut this stone into a square shape, with a rounded top and a flat bottom. As with the most coveted and desirable of all opals, this remarkable gem displays flashes of play-of-color in blue, green, red, yellow, and orange. While opal is much softer than ruby or sapphire, this gem would create an exceptional piece of unique, custom jewelry.
Stone: Opal
Origin: Ethiopia
Treatment: None
Carat: 2.5
Cut: Square Cabochon
Artist: Mark Oros
Today we know that the source of the multi-colored flashes, or play-of-color, is due to the sub-microscopic silica spheres stacked in a grid-like pattern within the stone. This interior structure of the stone breaks up light into the spectral colors which give the opal its bright and colorful flashes. The size of the spheres within the opal determines the colors that are displayed.
This extraordinary, natural, translucent square opal cabochon weighs 2.5 carats and is from Ethiopia. Mark Oros cut this stone into a square shape, with a rounded top and a flat bottom. As with the most coveted and desirable of all opals, this remarkable gem displays flashes of play-of-color in blue, green, red, yellow, and orange. While opal is much softer than ruby or sapphire, this gem would create an exceptional piece of unique, custom jewelry.
Stone: Opal
Origin: Ethiopia
Treatment: None
Carat: 2.5
Cut: Square Cabochon
Artist: Mark Oros
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