Types Of Opal Rings

Most white opal have muted pastel colors.

Types of opal rings.

Boulder opal is similar to black opal except that the foreground colour is very thin and sits on a brown ironstone base. Boulder opal presents beautifully in jewelry of all types including men s jewelry. Ironstone on which the opal formed. Shells of coarse hardened sandy clay with layers of opal in between.

When the parent stone is visible alongside the opal as in the pendant shown here it is called boulder matrix opal. Most of this type of opal comes from the opal fields in queensland where there is a huge belt that spreads thousands of kilometers where this type of opal is produced. 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. Boulder opal is opal that has formed along with another rock called ironstone.

Solid opal can be a combination of precious opal and common opal. Thin to thick seams of white or black. The opal is the central kernel and never reaches the outer edge. Australia produces various types of opals.

Walnut sized concretions in a regular layer like a conglomerate. Black opal is the most valuable type of opal and it is predominantly found in lightning ridge. This is because black opal amplifies the colors with the contrasting dark background. Types of australian opal.

These types of opal can come with interesting hills and valleys on the surface. Solid opal is also known as type 1 opal. Understanding opal starts with understanding the basic types of opal found.