Opal Jewellery - Get to know October's Birthstone

Formed by raindrops trickling underground taking the earth with them it takes thousands of years to create an opal. This rainbow of a gemstone is always ready to dazzle.

Perfect for the romantics or those who want to reflect the light wherever they go.


Our collection of birthstone opal earrings and necklaces is also joined by a large collection of studs and huggie hoop earrings in gold vermeil and sterling silver made with lab-grown opals.

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The official birthstone of October and also the zodiac sign of Libra (ruled by Venus, the planet of love). 


Because of the connection to Libras - the most romantic sign of the zodiac - the gemstone is often related to feelings of deep passion, love & desire.

Model wears silver opal necklace and earrings

Opals have been given poetic names such as "Pandora," "Light of the World," and "Queen of Gems".

Opals and Goddesses

Opal honors Cardea, the Roman Goddess of Doorways and Entry. She protects the family and children of the house, as well as keeping evil spirits from crossing the threshold.

Opal honors Persephone,  the Queen of the Underworld, ruling during the cold, hard winter. Persephone is also the Greek Goddess of Spring, representing celebration and the Earth alive with new growth.

Opal also honors Chirakan-Ixmucane, the Mayan Creator Goddess; Cyhiraeth, the Welsh Goddess of Streams and Brooks; Dana (Danu), the Celtic River Goddess; and Ixchel, the Mayan Goddess of Childbirth.




History of opals


A stone of magic and spellbinding properties. Zeus, King of Gods, was so happy when he defeated the Titans that he wept tears of opals. In the Middle Ages, the opal’s ever-shifting colors gave rise to a belief that they could turn the wearer invisible.


Arabic legend says 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. 


Indian mythology also associates the gemstone with a revered and worshipped deity. They believed that when the ‘Goddess of Rainbows’ turned herself to stone to evade other gods’ advances, the opals represented fragments of her body

Model wears opal gold vermeil eternity branch gold necklace

Opals and their USES

Known as a stone of positive transformation, it is believed that wearing it may help you find the strength to confront any negative emotions that may be lingering.

Believed to be an ‘amplification’ stone that can bring thoughts and feelings to the surface and then intensify them








HOW STRONG ARE OPALS?

Opal is a more delicate gemstone with a hardness of 5.0-6.5 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. 


So this means you will rarely see it faceted as a gemstone and it will more likely be in smooth, domed cabochon shapes.


If you are looking for a harder version of the gemstone choose our lab-grown opals. 


Model wears ear stack of earrings including opal huggie hoops and opal stud earring

LAB-GROWN OPALS

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Emerald Gold Vermeil baguette ring
model wears Emerald Gold Vermeil baguette ring
Emerald Baguette Gold Ring
18k Recycled Gold Vermeil
£85.00
Amethyst and 18k Gold Vermeil Antique Textured Huggie Hoop Earrings - Claire Hill Designs
Model wears Amethyst and 18k Gold Vermeil Antique Textured Huggie Hoop Earrings - Claire Hill Designs
Amethyst Antique Gold Huggie Hoop Earrings
18k Recycled Gold Vermeil
£75.00
Emerald and 18k Gold Vermeil Antique Textured Huggie Hoop Earrings - Claire Hill Designs
Model wears Emerald and 18k Gold Vermeil Antique Textured Huggie Hoop Earrings - Claire Hill Designs
Emerald Antique Gold Huggie Hoop Earrings
18k Recycled Gold Vermeil
£75.00
18k Gold Vermeil Moon Charm Necklace
model wears 18k Gold Vermeil Sparkly Crescent Moon Charm Necklace - Claire Hill Designs
Gold Moon Charm Necklace
18k Recycled Gold Vermeil
£149.00