Jewellery - Opal

The word 'opal' comes from the Sanskrit word for 'valuable stone'. 95 percent of opals on the market today come from Australia. According to Aboriginal myth, the creator visited Earth on a rainbow, and where his foot touched the ground, the rainbow entered the stones and brought them to life, thus creating opals.

Opals contain a good deal of water – some as much as 6 percent - and need to be worn regularly to avoid becoming brittle and colourless. Do not expose them to heat!

Opal is the traditional birthstone for the month of October. It was once associated with the gift of prophecy, and is still considered to enhance intuition. In the Orient, it was said that to benefit from opal, the wearer must be pure of heart. If so, the opal was said to help guide its wearer to true love.

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