Teal charm - Natural Australian Opal Pendant 925 silver, Natural Emerald

This stunning natural Australian opal pendant with emerald is made with 925 silver. The silver has been rhodium-plated to preserve its color and luster. The opal is a solid. This can be bought with or without a 925 silver chain! (Please message if you'd like a chain too!)

Australian opals are world famous for their beauty & color preservation. The inexpensive Ethiopian opals lose their color in water/ perspiration. Hence, Aussie opals are some of the rarest & most expensive gemstones in the world!

I have made this piece by my hands, with many hours of labor of love (literally)! I cut the heart-shaped opal from rough stone material sourced from Lightning Ridge, Australia.

This particular pendant was designed by me using CAD, as I wanted to incorporate petite lab sapphires into a delicate design. I set the stones with prongs.

The opals are first photographed under a flashlight to show the best color they can display, similar to how they appear in sunlight. They are also filmed indoors without sunlight or flash. It is very difficult to capture the play-of-fire in opals. I can assure you they look even better in person than in the listing photos.

(Important)

This is a coober pedy milky- crystal based opal! I have varnished the back of the opal with black lacquer and also darkened the seat of the silver setting. This enhances the opal’s colors, as crystals reflect their colors best against a dark background. The teal flashes get enhanced with it The opals themselves are solid, thick, and vividly colored.

The prices of the pieces have been kept the same as if they did not have the enhanced look created by the black background. This allows you to purchase a piece at a reasonable cost while it appears like a $1,500+ opal. In this way, I’m able to offer my customers the opal of their dreams at an accessible price.

However, the lacquer may fade after years of wear, especially if worn while swimming or exposed to chemicals. The opal will still be beautiful, but slightly less vivid. It is best to avoid wearing opals while bathing, in a sauna, or while swimming. The lacquer can last a lifetime if worn carefully. This does not mean it is a doublet opal (a thin slice of opal cemented to a black base stone, which is structurally weaker and bland colored on its own).