Natural Australian Opal Ring 14mm x 8mm Sterling Silver Size N 1/2 (7) Handmade UK
A beautifully eye catching Australian Opal triplet 925 silver ring.
The opal is of a larger size (1.4cm), the structure diffracts light causing the spectacular blue iridescence, cut and set a classic bezel.
Measurements - 1.4cm long x 0.8cm wide x 0.4cm deep.
Weight - 3.3 grams.
Size N 1/2 or US size 7
About Australian Opal:
Australian opals are the second most valuable type of opal (following black opal). Australian opals are easily distinguished by their layer of solid brown ironstone left on the back of the stone. Australian opals, as the name suggests, are mined from large ironstone boulders under the ground. Thin veins of colourful opal forms in cracks and fissures in these boulders. Because these veins of colour are so thin, opal cutters need to leave the ironstone on the back of the opal to form a full sized stone. The thin layer of opal in Australian opals can display any colour of the spectrum in a beautiful play of colour.