An Introduction to Opal Beads

People often get confused when it comes to choosing the right quality opal jewellery. The choice of opals may vary depending on what you are looking for. If you want opal in a ring or in a pendant, then you cannot settle for a smaller opal. The grace and charm of an opal will be enhanced if a bigger size is used in these jewelry pieces. Opals particularly Ethiopian opal beads come in a variety of colours, designs, and textures. Before buying any type of opals, it is necessary that you are familiar with all of them. Let me raise a simple  question here. If you do not know much about opals, would you be able to make the right choice? Obviously, not!

So, what exactly would help you in making the right choice?

Patterns: You know, why are you fascinated towards a certain piece of jewellery over others? It's because of its designs and patterns. If you are fond of flowers and colors, then black opals with floral pattern are the ones that you cannot afford to miss out. The straw pattern is another pattern that allures masses. In this exclusive design, the vibrant colors are reflected as lines. Sounds interesting? Talking about opals, and missing out ethiopian opals is not possible. The patterns of ethiopian opal beads vary from fierce snakes to honeycomb. What are you waiting for? A vast colorful world of  opals is waiting to embrace you.

Worth: Like semi precious beads, opals also adhere to a definite set of rules to adopt. There are a few factors that you can take into consideration while determining the value of an opal. The worth of the opal can be ascertained on a number of parameters, such as colors, patterns and shapes. A particular pattern  is considered to be an integral component in estimating the price of an opal. An interesting fact about these opals is that irrespective of their type, a radiant stone is always said to be a precious opal. If you compromise with the prices, then you may have to settle for rough shaped opals as the normal shapes are a little costly. In comparison to light or boulder opals, black opal is more precious though it does not possess any unique characteristics over two of them.

Hence, pattern and value are two essential ingredients that you cannot neglect before buying any type of opals.

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The Right Way To Cut Ethiopian Opals:


If I tell you that ethiopian opals are cut and polished similar to  different other opals from across the world, then you should not be surprised. Cutting ethiopian opals is quite easy and simple. Considering the hydrophane nature of these opals, more emphasis should be given on choosing and segregating the Ethiopian rough.

Things to Take Care Before You Cut Ethiopian Opal:

Before the final process of cutting and polishing, each and every Ethiopian Rough should subject to fracture testing otherwise you can end up cutting and cracking the same stone again.

Now, it's time to conclude the article with a useful tip for you. For the perfect cut of the opal, you can use a screwdriver with a blunted edge along with a rubber mallet to get hold of the suspected areas. Water treatment is yet another popular way to fracture test semi precious beads and opals.

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