Discover your true self Happy Stone Life
love and love fortune | Opal /
Opal
* Image indicates the representative color of this stone.
| area of production | Mexico, Australia |
|---|---|
| color | Colorless, milky white, brown, yellow, green, blue, red (pink), etc. |
| hardness | 6 |
| composition | SiO2・ｎH2O |
the meanings of the stones
Gives you hope, liberates you from suffering and despair, and improves your imagination and intuition.
characteristics
The opal has play-of-color effects, showing various colors depending on the angle you look at it.
history
There are several theories for the naming of this beautiful stone, such as that it comes from the Latin word opalus or the Sanskrit word upala (meaning‘gemstone'), or the Greek word opthalmus (meaning‘eye'). Opals were expensive in ancient Rome, second only to the emerald.
purification
Smoking with incense,Moonlight bathing,Placing on stone cluster
trivia
Do not clean with coarse salt. Opal can show colors, so you can try placing it in water and enjoy the colors that appear; however, filthy water can also stain the opal. It is a good idea to keep the opal away from extremely dry places.
