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Opal: Queen of gems"Opal" originates from the Latin word "opalus", literally "to gather the essence of every gem into one". The ancient Romans called opal the "queen of gems" because it encompasses the colors of all the other gems. To ancient Romans, opal symbolized hope and purity, and is a gift granted by heaven in bolts of lightning that unfold "nature's fireworks" before one's eyes. "Nature's fireworks" is the charm of opal as there is a shimmering prism inside the stone in a variety of colors. This is the unique quality of opal - exceptional play-of-color. |
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Synthetic Opal
Synthetic opal (GIA: Polymer Impregnated Synthetic Opal) takes about a year to grow in laboratory and is similar in properties to natural opal. The main difference is that the process that forms natural opal is sped up in the laboratory when producing synthetic opal. Laboratory-grown opal (lab-grown opal) is a beautiful stone with perfect color vibrancy - revealing the beauty of precious opal. |
Synthetic Opal
Synthetic opal (GIA: Polymer Impregnated Synthetic Opal) takes about a year to grow in laboratory and is similar in properties to natural opal. The main difference is that the process that forms natural opal is sped up in the laboratory when producing synthetic opal. Laboratory-grown opal (lab-grown opal) is a beautiful stone with perfect color vibrancy - revealing the beauty of precious opal. |
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The potential of synthetic opal
Natural opal is known for its unique display of flashing rainbow colors called play-of-color. There are two broad classes of opal: precious and common. Precious opal displays play-of-color, common opal does not. Only a tiny percentage of opal in the world can be classified as precious opal. "Play of colors" to be a new highlightThere is a never-ending quest for gemstone's sparkle. The emergence of a variety of synthetic gemstone has further realized everyone's pursuit of beauty. Synthetic opal has a “play of colors” effect, which highly differentiates it from other kinds of synthetic gemstone; therefore, it is going to be a new trend in the fashion jewelry industry. |