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Find Out MoreThe opalOpals occur in a range of body colours from white, black or grey, bright orangey red and a pale watery colour. The most precious opals show strong colour contrast and generally have a dark body colour with a vivid array of colour play. in this heart shaped pendant is quite large and is a glorious mixture of bright flashes of pure apple green, blue and red. Because opal has the colours of other gems, the Romans thought it was the most precious and powerful of all. The Bedouins believed that opals contained lightning and fell from the sky during thunderstorms. When Australia’s mines began to produce opals commercially in the 1890s, it quickly became the world’s primary source for this October birthstoneEach month has a particular gemstone associated with it. Each stone is thought to be lucky for the person born in that month.. The opal is framed in 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold with a 15ct gold baleA component of certain types of jewellery, mostly necklaces, that is used to attach a pendant or stone to a chain. that you can easily slide a slim chain through. It is hard to put an exact date on when this pendant was made but I think around 1950-1960. if you love opals this is a really good example
Unmarked, tested to 15ct gold
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