The quality of Australian Opal gemstone is found in the awesome ‘play of color’ along with body hue, vividness of patterns, shape and clarity.
The Australian Opal comes in many colors and qualities including white opal, black opal, fire opal, pink opal, boulder opal, white rainbow opal, boulder opal and blue opal etc. Amongst all these varieties, Natural Black Australian Opal and White Australian Opal.
Body Color- White, colorless, creamy, grey, yellow or orangish in a variety of body tones.
Play of Color- The symmetry and spread pattern, strength and color combination define the quality of the play of color effect. The more vivid the characteristics the more valuable.
Clarity- Smooth, clean Australian Opals are favourable which possess minimum to num cracks and inclusions.
Shape- Oval (cabochons), Square, teardrop cut shapes are the most cherished ones.
When purchasing an Australian Opal gemstone, always adhere to the 3 C’s rule of thumb. This universal rule to decide the quality of any gemstone will help you discern the perfect Vedic gemstone from the low-quality substitutes.