Opal mosaic ring sterling silver size 18,5

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Opal mosaic ring sterling silver, size 18,5 EU or 9,25 US
I have made this opal mosaic ring from recycled sterling silver
The 3+3 design is reflected in silver balls (re-melted from scrap) and 2/3 band (of 1 mm square sterling wire)

Opal mosaic ring gemstone Size: 18mm x 12mm Oval Mosaic-Cut Blue Green Opal
Material: 925 Sterling Silver,
Ring size: 9 1/4 US or 18,5 EU
This statement or cocktail ring will look great on the middle finger.
No resizing possible since the stone cannot be removed easily.

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Watch this video about opal mosaic

Australian Mosaic Opals are sometimes referred to as chip opals, or chip opal triplets.
• This gem is a birthstone for the month of October.
• Australian Mosaic Opals, along with other opal varieties, are considered a lucky stone.
• Mosaic Opal possesses phosphorescent qualities, reflecting evening light in a beautiful fashion.

• As an assembled triplet gemstone, Australian Mosaic Opal does not possess the standard hardness of opals. It measures five on the Mohs scale.
• The term for the fire displayed within opals is called “play of color.” Often it is erroneously called opalescence.

Mosaic opals are very popular, as they display brilliant colour at only a fraction of what a solid-gem opal would cost.
Australian Mosaic Opal is a gemstone assembled from the individual fragments of fiery Australian opals. The finest pieces of opal that cannot be shaped into traditional gems are arranged against a dark field of material. The arrangement is agonized over so that the finished product will possess the expected opal play of color This is then capped with a layer of transparent resin or glass, both to protect the precious opal chips within and to allow more light to play across the shimmering surface of the opal gem composite. Once polished, the finished product can compare to the finest available specimens regarding color and fire.