White Opal - Australian Gemstones, Antiques and Appraisals Magazine

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White Opal

White Opal or light opal is solid precious opal distinguished by a white or light background which is opaque.

The term "white" refers to the background or base colour of the stone. Most white opals are not actually white, with the base colour ranging from off white through to a light grey. The degree of transparency varies from opaque, milky white through to semi crystal where the stone is smi translucent. The play of colour can show brilliant fiery flashes in all colours and here, "fire" is used to describe the dominant colour of the stone.

White Opal generally comes from Coober Pedy and Mintabie in South Australia however it is found at all the opal fields in Australia.

About Opal
Opal is one of the few precious gemstones in the world and is Australia's national gemstone. Today over 90% of the world's precious opal is mined from what once used to be a vast inland sea in central Australia.

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Sterling silver and opal are a great match, particularly with the darker opal colours. See our rings, pendants and ear rings with doublets and triplets.

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We have a wide range of rings, pendants, ear rings, bracelets and brooches in 9ct, 14ct, 18ct white and yellow gold.

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