Opal Ring / Opal Solitaire Ring / October Birthstone Ring / White Opal

Many cultures have credited opal with supernatural origins and powers. Arabic legends say it falls from the heavens in flashes of lightning. The ancient Greeks believed opals gave their owners the gift of prophecy and guarded them from disease. Europeans have long considered the gem a symbol of hope, purity, and truth.

This opal is shy on camera, but in the light does flash red and blue. The opal has a wonderful play of color in the sun. Opal is considered an October birthstone. Some people think it’s unlucky for anyone born in another month to wear an opal. But that particular superstition comes from a novel written in the 1800s (Anne of Geierstein by Sir Walter Scott), and not from any ancient belief or experience.

In fact, throughout most of history, opal has been regarded as the luckiest and most magical of all gems because it can show all colors. Once, it was thought to have the power to preserve the life and color of blond hair.

This ring is hallmarked and trademarked on the inside of the shank. The ring is engraved 14K and is trademarked with the manufacturer's logo of an S inside a D - and an r inside a D. I have not found any information on the manufacturer of this ring.

The opal measures 5 mm x 4 mm. Estimated to weigh 0.22 cts.

The ring is currently a size 5 US.

Total weight of the item is 2.48 g.