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Gemstone jewelry makes a wonderful gift for a birthday, anniversary, the holiday season and as a Christmas gift.  depending upon your choice of gemstone, and style of jewelry, gemstone gifts cater for all budgets.  Top of the range are precious diamonds, sapphires, rubies and emeralds set into precious metals but more affordable items include peridot jewelry, opals and amethyst jewelry set into gold or silver.  

And with economic semi-precious gemstones, you ould buy one piece of jewelry, say a necklace, and team it up with a matching pair of earrings another time.  Or maybe you have the budget to buy a gemstone “set”, such as ring and bracelet, necklace and bracelet or necklace and earrings?  The wonderful thing about gemstone jewelry is that it is so easy to personalise a gift!

And gemstone jewelry is not just for people who prefer dainty jewelry.  Many gemstones can be found in larger carat weights, or their affordability means they can be clustered together to form a glorious piece with a high WOW factor!

Remember too that many gemstones are also associated with a particular month and/or zodiac sign.  So why not consider making a gift of “birthstone” jewelry.  Obviously this will vary from person to person depending on their birth month!  But don’t be limited to birthstone gemstones.  Because whilst opal jewelry is October’s birthstone jewelry, and peridot is August’s, if your October born friend adores green, maybe peridot earrings would be perfect!

And don’t forget that oneof the best ways to shop around for the best gemstone jewelry and cheapest prices is online!  Why not check out or gorgeous pieces of handmade opal, peridot and amethyst gemstone jewelry and take advantage of the special online prices?

Go on, treat someone special!

Fine opal jewelry comes in many styles; Australian and Mexican opal rings and opal earrings are stunning or choose opal bracelets or fine opal pendant necklace jewelry. As fine opals gemstones are unique, each gemstone having its own fire and play of color, every piece of fine opal jewelry is distinctive. This makes fine opal jewelry a sensational present and at amazingly affordable prices, you are certain to find your perfect piece of fine opal jewelry piece. Click on the images below to navigate to the relevant section or read on for more information…

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Opals are enchanting gemstones with a long history.  Fine opal jewelry has long been considered to be lucky bringing beauty, success, happiness and good fortune to the wearer.  Nowadays fine opals are the fifth most sought after gemstone in the world. 
 
Shakespeare called opales the “Queen of Gems”.  And fine opal jewellery continues to mesmerise today.  Opals have become one of October’s birthstones, making fine opal jewelry some of the most gorgeous birthstone gem jewelry around, and the perfect present for an October birthday.   

Whilst their actual base color depends upon the host rock; natural opals being classified black; grey (semi-black); white; fire; crystal; or jelly (water opal), opals exhibit many colors including cherry reds, rivalling the best rubies, fiery oranges, canary yellows, tropical blues and even deep pinks.    reflect and refract light into flashes of multiple colors, like a breathtaking soap bubble surface. This characteristic fiery play of color is called opalescence, and comes from the opal’s unique structure.

Opals are comprised of tiny spheres of silicon dioxide, forming a pyramid shaped grid, interspersed with water. Tiny natural faults in this grid give rise to an uninterrupted display of fine colors when the opal is viewed from any surface angle.

Most opals are polished to cabochons before being set into fine jewelry.  However, fire opals can be faceted to stunning effect. Their cut the way in which opals are set into fine jewelry.  Cabochon opal gemstones are often mounted in a rub-over or channel setting for maximum protection, whereas faceted fire opals can also be claw set depending on the piece. 

Over 95% of the world’s natural opals are mined in Australia. All of the world’s quality black opals are mined there in Lightning Ridge; Andamooka is famous for semi-black opals and exceptional colors of boulder opals are mined in Queensland. Mexico is renowned for fine jelly or crystal opals. Lesser quantities of natural opals are found in other locations including Brazil, Peru, New Zealand, North America, South Africa, Ethiopia and Indonesia.   

Rare Lightning Ridge black opals are currently highly fashionable and much sought after in fine opal jewelry. They are so prized that superior pieces too thin to cut into cabochons are set into doublets or triplets. An opal doublet comprises a thin layer of opal on a black backing of basanite or “onyx,” and an opal triplet is a very thin slice of opal sandwiched between a black glass backing piece and a transparent cap, similar to Pyrex. Fine opal jewelry uses only the only the best doublets and finest triplets.
  
Opals are porous gemstones and fine opal jewelry should be cleaned in a solution of warm water and mild detergent using a very soft toothbrush or a cloth only very occasionally. Follow the link for more Top Tips for Fine Opal Jewelry Care.  The play of mesmerising colors makes fine opal jewelry a sensational present for anyone.  And as every opal is absolutely unique, so is every piece of fine opal jewelry! 

It is our pleasure to share the sublime beauty of fine opal jewelry with you and at the best bargain prices anywhere on the web.  You too can own beautiful and unusual fine opal jewelry at bargain prices and draw admiring glances from your friends right now…  Treat yourself today!