African opal flat rectangle bead-link necklace

Common opal doesn't have the flash that gem-quality opal has.  The flash isn't opalescence (as I used to think).  The opalescence is the soft milkiness that is present even in common opal.

Anyway, the variety used in this necklace is called African opal, which is beige with black and brown inclusions.  The beige background ranges from being nearly transparent to looking as if smoke-fine particles have been suspended in liquid.

These particular beads measure 18x13mm, and are joined with gold-filled wire.  I finished with a vermeil S-clasp from India.

The length is 22.75 inches (can be worn shorter as shown), and the weight is 1.3 oz.

Price: $39 (shipping is free)

Comments

[Rita Clark]

I am looking for a necklace and /or bracelet of flat beads of boulder opal. Have anything? Thanks.

[Anne]

I'm afraid not. :(