When Queen Victoria decided to wear opal jewellery she broke an age old taboo that was associated with these gemstones. Many people considered opals to bring in bad luck but the Queen proved otherwise. Since then opal rings and pendants and earrings and other items of jewellery have been extremely popular in the UK. Today when someone decided to buy silver gemstone rings many of them consider opal to be the gemstone on the ring.

Why is silver such an important metal in jewellery making? Like gold silver is also a noble metal. It is extremely malleable and ductile. Silver can be used to design any type of jewellery because of its malleability. A small amount of the metal can be used in making some of the finest looking jewellery items in the world. And the colour of silver is unique – the colour of silver is “silver”. And since the cost of silver is way less than the cost of gold there are many people that opt for silver gemstone rings and other silver jewellery.

As to choosing the gemstone there are, of course, plenty of options available. Diamond remains the most favoured gemstone, even in silver jewellery making. Although diamond is colourless it still matches perfectly with the colour of silver. Rubies, sapphires and emeralds also go extremely well with silver. But why use opals? Well, the cost of opals is a big advantage for the buyers. Opal can be expensive, especially the precious ones but their cost is nothing compared to the cost of the other gemstones mentioned here. And since opals are relatively more readily available than diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds finding opal jewellery in silver or gold is easier.

The combination of opals and silver in silver jewellery looks best when the colour of the stone is slightly dark. Black opal could be perfect for silver gemstone rings but black opals are rare and very expensive. They are only found in South Australia. Then there are those opals that have interplay of multiple colours and they look great on silver. There are also other opals in fiery colours like red and blue and these opals also go well with silver. It is all about looking at various silver gemstone rings made with silver and opal and choosing the right one.

Many people buy opal jewellery because they feel that opals can bring good luck. This is contrary to the earlier times when opals were considered to bring bad luck. But there are many more people that don’t believe in good or bad luck associated with opals. They buy opal rings and bracelets and other items of jewellery because these are fantastic looking.

You obviously have to pay a price when you buy opal jewellery. But gold or silver gemstone rings and other items of jewellery made of opal are so good looking that you get more than your money’s worth. And since opal is not as costly as other gemstones you can wear opal rings and other items of jewellery all the time.
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