As a radiologist, writing a review on mexican opals was perhaps the last thing I expected to be doing, but having fallen in love with this most beautiful and diverse of gemstones, and given the paucity of...
What's an Opal? Have you ever wondered how an opal is formed? How old is it? What is it? Well, here are some answers to those common questions. Opal Creation Opal is formed from a solution of silicon...
OVERVIEW The goal of this buyer’s guide is to leave you, the consumer, less confused for reading it, not more so, by providing useful,unbiased information that will aid you in understanding ammolite. It will...
Andean opal is a lovely bluegreen translucent opal found in the Andes mountains near San Patricio, Peru. Copper may be the essential trace element that causes its soft distinctive color. It has been used...
Introduction Rarer than Diamonds, Ammolites are the fossilized remains of a squid-like creature called an Ammonite that used jet propulsion to travel over 65 million years ago! From the Paleozoic era to...