| Opal is said to improve insight and dispels | | | | lightening. |
| fear and is known as being the birthstone for | | | | |
| October. Opal is also given to as a 14th | | | | On crowns opals symbolize hope and purity for |
| wedding anniversary gift. Opal gets it name | | | | ages. From the 14th century there have been |
| from the Greek work "opallus" which means to | | | | some cultures that have thought that this |
| see a change in color. This is apparent | | | | gemstone was an Eye Stone which watches over |
| because opal has the ability to reflect wave | | | | royal families. They thought that the opal |
| lengths of light for a lovely sight. There | | | | was the king of all gems because it has the |
| are more than a dozen different colors of | | | | range of all the colors in the rainbow. |
| opals. | | | | |
| | | | You can acquire a black opal which has a dark |
| Opals are mined from deposits located mostly | | | | body hue compared to most other opals, a |
| in Southern Australia, but there are still | | | | white opal also referred to as a milky opal, |
| areas where you can find small amounts such | | | | a boulder opal which is very dark and |
| as Mexico, Nevada, Brazil, and | | | | magnificent in color, the crystal opal which |
| Czechoslovakia. | | | | has a transparent or semi transparent body |
| | | | tone and include forms of black and white |
| Opal is actually a non crystallized silica | | | | crystal, and lastly the fire opal which is an |
| which is a mineral found near the earth's | | | | American name meaning an opal that has got a |
| surface in the areas where ancient hot | | | | specific red hue. |
| springs were once . Roman's referred to this | | | | |
| gem stone as "Cupid Paederos," which | | | | It doesn't matter which color of opal you buy |
| translates as a child as exquisite as love. | | | | just make sure you know what the hue |
| The Romans also thought that opals came to | | | | symbolizes. |
| earth from the heavens in a flash of | | | | |