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Buyers and Collectors: Opal or Jade, Artful Color vs Tough Daily Wear If you want a stone that carries daily wear without hesitation, jade is the sound choice; if you crave color that seems to shift…

Protect Your Opal: Bracelet Sizing for Buyers, 1/4–3/4 Inch Ease The number that matters is your wrist’s inside circumference, not its diameter, measured with a soft tape just below the wrist bone. A…

Collectors: Direct Miner Provenance. Wear or Keep Opalized Fossils Opalized dinosaur fossils are collectible specimens in which ancient bone, tooth, or shell has been replaced by opal, prized as gems…

October Birthstone Meaning: Opal vs Tourmaline, Provenance & Science October has two birthstones, and neither is a substitute for the other. Opal, the traditional stone, carries meanings of hope…

Buyers: 6 Checks to Verify an Opal Carving Before You Pay An opal carving is a small three dimensional sculpture cut and polished from rough opal, prized less for its shape than for the play-of-color…

Buyers: Demand Written Lab Proof for Hydrophane Opal Before You Pay Hydrophane opal is a naturally porous variety of opal that absorbs water and other liquids, temporarily altering its translucency,…