The name Opal most likely derives from the the Sanskrit upala, meaning “precious stone.” It has also been suggested that the name may also come from Ops, a Roman Earth Goddess associated with fertility and the harvest.Īt one time, Opals commanded a higher price than any other gemstone, far higher than Diamonds or Rubies. Tumbled Opals, by contrast, are known as Common Opals, and have a flat color. Most of the legends associated with Opals refer specifically to the Precious Opals that contain a flashing “fire” of color inside them.
Opal is included in virtually every known lapidary, texts which describe gemstones and their powers. It also blends perfectly with other types of Opal such as Green, Pink, Purple, and Yellow. Try it in combination with Agates, Amethyst, Aventurine, Chalcedony, Citrine, Clear Quartz, Jasper, Prasiolite, Rose Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Tigers Eye. White Opal’s energy works well with its family – other Silicate minerals. Common Opals, by contrast, lack this fire and have an opaque, flat color.
Precious Opals have a fiery play of colors sparking across their surface. Opal comes in two main varieties, precious and common. There are six main groups of Silicate minerals, and these main groups are further subdivided into secondary subdivisions, such as Quartz and Feldspars. These tetrahedra connect with other chemical structures, in six different ways, to form various minerals and rocks.
Together, these two elements form a tetrahedron – a shape similar to a pyramid – with a Silicon atom in the center and Oxygen atoms at each of the four corners. Silicates are minerals which contain the elements Silicon (a light gray shiny metal) and Oxygen (a colorless gas). Opal is a type of Common Opal and a Silicate mineral.
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