A Versatile Gemstone - Types of Opal, Enhanced by Style

There are many different types of Opals available, which are as diverse as the people that wear them. Tremonti has a wide range of Opal to suit all tastes - and it's not hard to pick the right one for you with so many quality designs available!

Black Opal

Dark, yet brilliantly vibrant, Black Opal is the rarest and most valuable of all Opals. A term given to any Opal showing a dark body colour, Black Opals are known for their sharp colour hue. All of Tremonti's Black Opal jewellery comes from Lightning Ridge in Australia, and with Karin Tremonti's credentials as a Gemstone expert, you can only expect the best quality around. 

14K Gold Australian 22.53ct Black Opal Ring, $10,000

Boulder Opal

Boulder Opal is a variety of precious Opal that forms naturally within the host rock. It mainly occurs in Queensland, formed as the in-fillings of cracks or voids, usually in ironstone boulders.
Boulder Opal can be light or dark, depending on the appearance when viewing from the face of the Opal. In high demand and extremely valuable, Boulder Opals are a beautiful example of Nature's raw majesty.

14K Gold 11.62ct Australian Boulder Opal Ring with 0.52ct Cognac Diamonds, $4,685.00

Crystal Opal

Crystal Opal is an offshoot of "White" Opal - these Opals have a pale tone with incredibly vivid hues, often having an almost holographic shine to their sharp colours. With brilliant colour play, you can often see the hues contained throughout a Crystal Opal, making it a delight to behold - and to wear. Crystal Opals are semi-transparent in their most luxurious form, and can come from all Opal mining fields, although the most common source for Karin Tremonti is from the Opal fields in Mintabie.

Custom Crystal Opal Design Handmade for a Client by Karin Tremonti

14K Gold, 9.16ct Crystal Opal with 1.49ct Garnet, $5,200.00

18K White Gold with 2.14ct Crystal Opal Ring (Top), $11,500; 18K White Gold with 0.41 Crystal Opal, White Diamonds & Fancy Sapphires (Bottom), $4,300.00

Welo Opal 

Unlike most Australian Opal stocked and used by Karin Tremonti, Welo Opal hails from Ethiopia, Africa, and has an entirely different spectrum of hues to the average Australian Opal. Ethiopian Opal was first found in Gondar and is from a plateau in the highlands, and has a delicate variety of colours - red hues being the most common, and blue hues the least - a fresh new twist on the amazing Opal!

14K Yellow Gold and Silver with 0.67ct African Opal & 0.05ct White Diamond, $820.00

14K Yellow Gold and Silver with 0.66ct African Opal Ring, $670.00

  Like the look of any of the designs you see here, or want to find the right Opal to suit you? We're only a call, click or short drive away - Talk to the experts in Gemmology and Opals today!


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