Choosing a ring is a moment to remember that is unique to the couple. As with the diamonds, there appears to be a conventional choice, the possibility of getting an opal engagement ring suggests the possibilities. For those reasons, but mostly due to its wonderful exotic look and spectacular contrast of black and white, opals become the essence of love. Okay, let’s walk around with engagement rings made of opal and try to identify the most appropriate one for the special day.

What Are Opal Beads?

Opal beads act as a gemstone type that utilizes different colors of opal gemstone. Originally found in 1877 near the riverside of Australia, opal is a rare precious stone associated with uniqueness and elegance. Opal comes in endless colors, but the color most often found is cream and white. 

A beautiful precious stone with a romantic and traditional significance is traditionally presented as a wedding anniversary to couples on their 14th year of marriage. What makes opal gemstones stand out is the fire, that is, the play of colors seen when the light touches the ring’s silica in the stone. Well, today it is possible to identify numerous opal gemstones, but it seems that today Australia is the country that produces these stones the most. 

Also, opal’s slight and luminescent radiance has positioned the gemstone as an ideal choice for engagement rings. An ideal jewellery accessory that one can wear to achieve the best results when looking for something unique.

Opal Bead Types and Value

Knowing opal beads types might effectively help you to select the best ring that suits your choice, and is within your budget. Here come major three types of opal gemstones.

Natural Opal Beads

A type of opal bead that comes in its purest form. Hence, it is further categorized on this basis:

Skin type - Depends on opal’s color, from white to dark.
Transparency - It depends on its variety, ranging from transparent to opaque. 

These types of opal beads are prized as per its beauty and rareness.

Triplet Opal Beads

Triplet opal beads are specially designed by sandwiching thin slices of natural opal type between clear quartz top and durable backing. This unique procedure improves gemstone’s vibrancy and durability, making it an ideal choice for jewelry. 

Doublet Opal Beads

Double opal beads include a charming layer of natural opal stuck to a backing material, like ironstone. This type is thicker than the triplet bead type, and effectively retains the bead's natural vividness at a lower cost than solid opals.

Quality Factors for Opal Engagement Rings

Want to choose the best opal beads like Ethiopian & Australian opal beads? While selecting an opal engagement ring, various quality factors come in front. Here comes the pointers that you should consider before selection:

Play of Colors

Opal’s serves as the most defining feature and displays vibrant play of colors. This unique phenomenon takes place whenever a light ray comes in contact with a silica sphere in stone, and the stone reflects a bright spectrum. The more color variation, the more the value of opal beads. 

Shape

Opal beads come in varying sizes and shapes, but are never identical. And, for engagement rings, opals are usually cut into oval or round shapes offering smooth touch. And, this process effectively improves stone’s natural aura, making it comfortable to wear. 

Thickness

The thickness of an opal bead resembles its appearance. And, thin opal beads might look transparent, lowering the visual appeal. So, to ensure that the bead’s colors shine brightly without showing the wearer's skin, select stones possessing proper thickness.

Conclusion

At Unique Jewellers, you can explore our gemstone beads collection to get authentic beads. We have wide collection of precious & semi-precious gemstone beads.