'Dreamtime' - Very Large Opal, Sapphire & Diamond Silver & Gold Pendant
The famous opal from our 'Monstrous Opal' blog post!
'Dreamtime' - There are many Aboriginal tales of the Dreamtime, and opal is entwined with these tales - the Kamilaroi people tell the tale of a once beautiful butterfly who flew too far, and the rainbow colours from her wings was absorbed by the earth, forming into opal stones.
Extra large 5 inch Boulder Opal set in 18ct Recycled Gold and 925 Sterling Silver. The silver has been sand casted to give it an interesting texture, and there are 2 carats total of Sri Lankan blue sapphires and vintagee diamonds set into the gold as accent stones.
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Australian Boulder opals are the second most valuable type of opal (following black opal). Boulder opals, as the name suggests, are mined from large ironstone boulders under the ground. Thin veins of colourful opal forms in cracks and fissures in these boulders. The thin layer of opal in boulder opals can display any colour of the spectrum in a beautiful play of colour, rich blue, turquoise and translucent yellows are visible, all with great fire. Interesting bandings and patterning also.