How to Recognize High Quality Opal Gemstones?

Apart from these attributes, it also has many astrological benefits, which is why many people prefer to wear opal stones along with their 1.5 k diamond ring. Below are a few features of the opal gemstones that make it a good choice for jewelry.

• Opal gemstones are available in opaque form as well as glassy types. These stones are available in a wide range of colors, the main varieties being water opal, contra luz opal, prase opal, and wax opal.
• Opal stones are priced according to their quality as well as color. Natural opal gemstones are usually very costly; this is mainly because of the rarity of these beautiful stones. Although synthetically manufactured opal stones are also available in the market, they lack the quality of natural opals.
• Sometimes, you may also see double opals in jewelry pieces; these are two opal stones combined to give a single larger stone. In such instances, the high-quality skin of opal stones is glued to a low-quality gemstone.