Opal the queen of gems (1)

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Opal The Queen of Gems
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• Opal is the birth stone for October. This Gem
  stone is quite popular since ancient times. We
  can see many examples of its popularity from
  ancient times since it had been used in the crown
  of Holly Roman Emperor and in the crown jewels of
  the French emperors. These Gems are so popular
  that they have earned a place for themselves by
  the name of The Queen of Gems. In Eastern
  European and in the tribes of Central
  Africa jewelries made form this Gemstone were
  presented as a gift for the 14th wedding
  anniversary.

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They believed it was a good sign. Even today it
is the most gifted stone all across the world and
has not lost its popularity, relevance and
importance. People have different beliefs
regarding the mystical power of opal Gem, for
example women from Scandinavia wore this Gem
stone in their head to protect their hair from
going gray. Another belief about its power is it
has the power to grant vigor, protects the heart
and kidneys against infections.
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Unique colors that it carries The main
characteristic of Opal Gem is its different
shades. Sometime this Gemstone flashes the colors
of the rainbow. This is another reason why it is
known as the Queen of Gems. Opal has various
colors
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White Opal
White opal also known as milky opal appears pale
white and gives bright flashes of opal color.
This opal is also capable of showing different
combinations of spectra on its body like blue,
green, red and purple which makes its appearance
more attractive.
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Black Opal
This is the rarest variety and hence most
vulnerable Opal. Its color ranges from dark gray
to black. The most common color spectra found in
black Opal is yellow, blue and green. Due to the
presence of carbon and iron oxide this gemstone
gives darkness to the stone. Generally this
gemstone cuts into an oval shape, but it mostly
exhibits its natural shape.
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Boulder Opal
Boulder opal mostly found in Queensland Australia
is mined from the large ironstone boulder. This
gemstone is easily recognizable as it is either
in the matrix form or in the layered one. Boulder
opal can further be classified into three types
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-Black boulder it has uniform dark black color
in which one can see a complete color
spectrum. Crystal boulder opal it is
highlighted by the dark host of ironstone or
ferruginous. Light boulder which is almost
similar to crystal opal, the only difference in
this is that it is not completely transparent.
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Crystal Opal
This appears as transparent, translucent or as a
semi translucent body. This is the purest form of
opal and is also known as white or milk Opal.
Crystal Opal has different color options in which
the most common is blue crystal opal. In its
different varieties the rarest one is fire
crystal opal.
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Fire Opal
As the name describes itself fire opal has a
yellow to orange to red color appearance. The
value of this gemstone depends upon its
desirability along with the uniformity of color
like yellow color opal has least value on the
other side red opal has the higher value.
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Pink Opal
Other name of pink opal is Andean opal or
Angelskin opal. This is considered as a peaceful
gem and mostly known for its energy which has the
ability to heal emotions. It is mostly found in
the western region of Australia.