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2. Opals Are One of the Trendiest Stones Right Now—But ... - AOL

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   Chairish included opals as one of its top trend predictions for 2025, and 1stDibs released an e-commerce report noting that its opal jewelry sales are up 32 percent year over year.

3. Doublet (lapidary) - Wikipedia

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   Opal Doublet. A garnet and glass doublet uses a top portion of natural garnet fused to any color of glass to imitate a gem. The color of glass used in the doublet is all that is seen, as the garnet provides no color. If seen in reflected light, a separation line may be seen. A harder garnet makes the stones more durable.

4. World's most expensive opal literally glows in the dark - AOL

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   It literally glows in the dark. In fact, as it gets darker around the opal, the opal appears ever more vibrant. ... which will be presenting it as part of their "Opals" exhibit to celebrate 100 ...

5. Opal - Wikipedia

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   Today's opal miners report that it was much easier to find quality opals with a lot of fire and play of color back then, whereas today the gem-quality opals are very hard to come by and command hundreds of US dollars or more. The orange-red background color is characteristic of all "fire opals," including "Mexican fire opal".

6. Ammolite - Wikipedia

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   Ammolite is an opal-like organic gemstone found primarily along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of North America.It is commonly unearthed by natural erosion or through the process of various mining practices, within the perimeter of an ancient sea bed called the Western Interior Seaway. [2]

7. Flame Queen Opal - Wikipedia

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   The Flame Queen Opal is perhaps the best-known example of "eye-of-opal", an eye-like effect created when opal in-fills a cavity. [ 1 ] The Flame Queen's flat central raised dome flashes red or gold depending on the angle of view, and is surrounded by a band of deep blue-green, giving the stone an appearance somewhat like that of a fried egg.