Here is a super sweet heart, a very pretty opal, cut, cabbed and polished by myself. It has very pretty red, green and blue fire. It has a rather Fabulous pattern, a juicy little gem with some inclusions on the face size T. 5 or 9.5 a steal at £235 on a twisted shank with gold plating on the leaves. Very fairytaleesque .
Caring for your Solid Opal Ring
Opal is a soft stone, approximately the same hardness as glass (around 6.5 on Moh’s hardness scale), so it is important to treat your opal carefully in order to avoid damaging it. Remove your opal jewellery if there is a chance it will be scratched or broken (i.e. working in the garden, moving furniture, etc.)
Never allow anyone to clean your opal in an ultrasonic cleaner, as the intense vibrations may cause cracking in a solid opal.
If your stone loses its shine or becomes scratched, bring it back to an opal cutter. After years of wear, small scratches and scuff marks cause an opal to lose its shiny polish and become dull looking.
Don’t shower, bathe or swim with your ring on. Don’t drop it on hard surfaces.
Enjoy your unique, one of a kind beautiful solid opal ring.
