Stunning 14k solid white gold halo style ring set with a genuine Australian opal and 22 natural blue sapphires, perfect option for an alternative engagement ring, or as a statement fashion ring.

• Made in the USA.
• Gold KT: 14K white gold.
• Band width: 1.6 mm matte finish flat band.
• Ring size: 6.5 resizable free of charge (please allow 1-3 business days)
• Gem Stone: Natural Australian Opal 7×5 mm.
• Side Stones: Natural blue sapphire 1mm each.
• Setting Type: Halo Bezel Setting.
• Halo dimensions: 12.3 x 10.3 mm approximately.
• Additional Notes: One of a kind.
• Ready to ship.

This item will be delivered in a beautiful handmade gift box.

About Opals

Opal is the product of seasonal rains that drenched dry ground in regions such as Australia’s semi-desert “outback.” The showers soaked deep into ancient underground rock, carrying dissolved silica (a compound of silicon and oxygen) downward.

During dry periods, much of the water evaporated, leaving solid deposits of silica in the cracks and between the layers of underground sedimentary rock. The silica deposits formed opal.

How Opal Forms
Opal is known for its unique display of flashing rainbow colors called play-of-color. There are two broad classes of opal: precious and common. Precious opal displays play-of-color, common opal does not.

Play-of-color occurs in precious opal because it’s made up of sub-microscopic spheres stacked in a grid-like pattern—like layers of Ping-Pong balls in a box. As the lightwaves travel between the spheres, the waves diffract, or bend. As they bend, they break up into the colors of the rainbow, called spectral colors. Play-of-color is the result.

[From www.gia.edu]