![]() Just some of the more well-known ones are:Īs with most gemstones, it is the color of the opal that is the number one consideration when appraising its price. The types of gemstones that fall under the name of opal are almost as endless as the colors they come in. The variety of opal colors is too vast to go into much detail but please read our article on Opals here for more information Opal Species ![]() There are also Fire opals which are generally all one color but the color is a vivid and intense hue often red, yellow or orange as the name may suggest. Then we have Black opals which have a dark body or background for the colors to contrast against in a dramatic manner. White opals with a pale or light body tone upon which the kaleidoscopic colors will be displayed. I will attempt to categorize opal colors as best I can. Some opals possess all the colors of the rainbow but never in regular lines or bands - more like an abstract painting or a random composition. Opal Colorsĭescribing the color of an opal is not simple. ![]() They can be a single vivid color or a mix of all imaginable colors, have a light white background or a deep dark backing - the variety is endless. Opals are a unique gemstone in every sense of the word, from their crystal structure made up of millions of tiny spheres to their transparent, translucent or opaque bodies. The fascinating play-of-color in which a rainbow of hues dances before your eyes is one of the true wonders of nature. Opals are thought of by many as the most beautiful and exciting of all gemstones. ![]() Actinolite Cat's Eye 62 Agate 588 Agate Geode 21 Almandine Garnet 41 Amazonite 218 Amethyst 3,045 Amethyst Geode Slice 88 Ametrine 249 Ammolite 478 Andalusite 211 Andesine Labradorite 154 Apatite 614 Aquamarine 160 Aventurine 145 Azotic Topaz 22 Azurite 27 Black Opal 159 Bloodstone 180 Boulder Opal 237 Carnelian 50 Cat's Eye Apatite 41 Cat's Eye Aquamarine 19 Cat's Eye Gemstones 1,155 Cat's Eye Moonstone 92 Cat's Eye Opal 144 Cat's Eye Scapolite 108 Chalcedony 93 Charoite 146 Chocolate Opal 78 Chrome Diopside 47 Chrysoberyl 119 Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye 186 Chrysocolla 79 Chrysoprase 59 Citrine 4,133 Color Change Gemstones 884 Color-Change Diaspore 755 Color-Change Fluorite 62 Color-Change Garnet 67 Coral 299 Demantoid Garnet 257 Dendritic Agate 22 Diamond 553 Druzy Amethyst 6 Druzy Azurite 27 Druzy Citrine 55 Druzy Variscite 135 Emerald 876 Enstatite 5 Fire Agate 356 Fire Opal 203 Fluorite 215 Fossil Coral 334 Garnet 5,823 Golden Beryl 213 Grandidierite 198 Grossularite Garnet 54 Hawk's Eye 1 Hematite 387 Hemimorphite 49 Hemimorphite Druzy 49 Hessonite Garnet 2,137 Howlite 150 Idocrase 28 Imperial Topaz 13 Iolite 205 Jade Gemstones 353 Jadeite 353 Jasper 1,233 Kornerupine 261 Kunzite 182 Kyanite 592 Labradorite 522 Lapis Lazuli 145 Larimar 184 Lepidolite 10 Malachite 206 Malaya Garnet 167 Mali Garnet 14 Maw-Sit-Sit 136 Moonstone 811 Morganite 883 Moss Agate 40 Mother Of Pearl 107 Mystic Quartz 38 Mystic Topaz 74 Nuummite 132 Obsidian 266 Onyx 320 Opal 1,045 Opal Doublet 7 Opal In Matrix 21 Pearl 23 Peridot 1,337 Pietersite 623 Prehnite 860 Psilomelane Dendrite 23 Pyrite 18 Pyrope Garnet 1,879 Quartz 1,371 Quartz Cat's Eye 88 Quartz With Hedenbergite 10 Quartz With Marcasite 195 Rainbow Moonstone 548 Rainbow Pyrite 198 Rhodochrosite 163 Rhodolite Garnet 546 Rhodonite 5 Rose Quartz 801 Rubellite Tourmaline 23 Ruby 1,117 Ruby In Fuchsite 97 Ruby-Zoisite 223 Rutile Quartz 594 Sapphire 7,396 Scapolite 108 Scolecite 37 Seraphinite 63 Serpentine 82 Sillimanite 80 Sillimanite Cat's Eye 415 Smithsonite 1 Smoky Quartz 1,118 Snowflake Obsidian 40 Sodalite 38 Spectrolite 162 Spessartite Garnet 304 Sphalerite 159 Sphene 404 Spinel 927 Star Diopside 16 Star Garnet 58 Star Gemstones 924 Star Moonstone 105 Star Rose Quartz 20 Star Ruby 187 Star Sapphire 529 Star Sunstone 9 Strawberry Quartz 907 Sunstone 512 Tanzanite 745 Tiger's Eye 859 Tiger's Eye Matrix 37 Topaz 4,488 Tourmaline 1,996 Tsavorite Garnet 299 Turquoise 111 Variscite 11 Zircon 2,167 ![]()
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