A silicate. Quartz. Wide rage of colors. Fades and cracks in sun, heat, salt, acidic foods. Moisten frequently with water or oil.

• The stone of visionaries.

• Attracts flashes of inspiration, psychic insights, and clairvoyance.

• Opal surrounds the user with an aura of mystery, intensity, and charisma

• A very emotionally responsive stone.

Opals foster love, passion, loyalty, faithfulness, emotional expressiveness, warmth, spontaneity and dramatic ability. Also associated with peace, and consciousness. Sometimes considered unlucky, but this is only because modern people fear their emotional side. Contains water, correlating with our emotions. Clarifies by amplifying and mirroring feelings, buried emotions, desires (including love and passion). Less inhibition, more spontaneity. Visualization, imagination, dreams, healing. Easily absorbs, stores emotions and thoughts. Fragile. Some cancel or negate other gems. (backfires if not used for good of all) May change color with high energy or intense people. Helps fight infections, heals and clears eyesight, and balances the metabolism.

BLACK OPAL promotes cosmic awareness and oceanic consciousness. One of the most potent.

BOULDER OPAL foster creativity and originality.

FIRE OPAL inspires dynamic energy and intensity. May stimulate passion, temper, energy.

SONOMA OPAL induces emotional stability.

WHITE OPAL enhances competency and efficiency. Balances Left / Right brain.

Stone of Libra Scorpio, Sagittarius and October birthstone

Specific Gravity - 2.0 - 2.2

Refractive Indice - 1.44 - 1.46

Hardness - 5.5 - 6.0 - 6.5

Chakra - Sex/Navel - Throat - Brow/Third Eye - Crown