Every single opal owner will tell you that they feel on top of the world when wearing it. If you think they are exaggerating, you are wrong. When people look at this precious gemstone for the first time, they can hardly believe what they see and once they are captured by the beauty of opal’s mystical fire, it never stops glowing in their eyes. It is no wonder people call it "The Queen of gems". As being one of the six most valuable gems in the world along with the rubies, sapphires, diamonds, pearls and jade, opal is a truly fascinating stone. Unlike diamonds’ glamorous look, which can mak...

I remember the first day I fell in love with Opal. To this day the fact that every Opal is unique still fills me with amazement. Can you remember the first day you fell for the illustrious Opal? Throughout the ages most cultures believed that the opal was a lucky stone imbued with mystical or supernatural powers. You can see by the following beliefs that opals were seen in a positive light by many different cultures. To start with Europeans saw the opal as a symbol of hope, truth and purity and if you travel back to the times of the Ancient Greeks & Romans by wearing an opal it was comm...