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For centuries, opal symbolism and lore included associations with royalty and good luck. However, in modern times, this gemstone has become the object of many negative — and unfounded — superstitions. Faceted Welo Opal, 12.2 cts, 16 mm. © Hashnu Stones & Gems. Used with permission. All but black opals have acquired a reputation for being unlucky. Although the beauty and uniqueness of opals have

Opal is the primary birthstone for October along with Pink Tourmaline. Many people are unaware that Opal, one of the birthstones for October, is Australia’s national gemstone. Australia mines 95% of the world’s precious black and white opal and offers opals of many varieties used in jewelry, including milky opal, jelly opal, boulder opal, crystal opal, and

On 27 July 1993 the opal, a stone famous throughout the world for its brilliant, fiery colors, was proclaimed as Australia’s national gemstone. The Australian aborigines believed that the colors of the opal were created when a rainbow touched the earth, and, known as the fire of the desert, the opal is indeed a symbol

Individuals born in October get to choose between two birthstones—tourmaline and opal. Each gem then unveils nearly limitless possibilities, as each one comes in a rainbow of shades and color combinations. In fact, both of October’s birthstones came to earth through a journey involving rainbows, according to legend. Between tourmaline (whose color depends on trace

A Brief History of Gold Who discovered gold? A child finds a shiny rock in a creek, thousands of years ago, and the human race is introduced to gold for the first time. Gold was first discovered as shining, yellow nuggets. “Gold is where you find it,” so the saying goes, and gold was first