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The Story Behind Today's Appeal of Opal Engagement Rings

 Opal is known for engagement rings because it has the ability to make colors appear and disappear and also because it is known during the ancient times to have magical properties. It has been regarded by the Greeks to be prophetic. According to a legend, Roman Senator Nonius opted for an exile rather than giving his opal ring to Mark Anthony, who wanted the ring to be a gift to Cleopatra. In the 18th century,  Opal Engagement Ring  has been considered to bring bad luck. This started when King Alfonso XII of Spain gave an opal ring to her wife who later died. The ring was passed to family members who also died, including the King himself. According to some, it was because of the cholera epidemic while some credit the mysterious deaths to the bad luck derived from opal. Opal is known for its colors which are exotic and also exciting. It is said that no two opals are similar in terms of color. Although the more contemporary time has already withdrawn from the superstitious ...
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Opal Engagement Rings - A Great Alternative to a Diamond Engagement Ring

  O pal diamond engagement ring  are a great alternative for those that do not like to follow tradition. The opal stone is mostly mined in Australia. I say mostly but I do not know of another place they come from, but I do not know everything, just a lot. As a scientist I will let you know the facts. The opal is a relatively soft gem. The diamond is ranked as a 10 on the Mohs scale while the opal is between 5 and 6. The opal is comparative to modern glass. Opals are rarer than diamonds. While diamonds are set as solitaires with prongs, most opals are set with a gold trim on the outer edge to help protect the stone. While diamonds display all the colors of the rainbow the same as a prism does with the refraction of light, the opal actually has all the colors of the rainbow in the gem itself. As one looks at an opal stone, the moment of the colour is in an unpredictable pattern and is referred to as the play of colour. When opal engagement rings are chosen as the one to give whe...
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