OPAL

Opal is a mineraloid of silicate variety.
Hardness (Mohs' scale): 5,5-6
Occurrence: Australia, Mexico, USA

Opal symbolizes the peace, hope, wisdom and meditation.
It brings comfort and courage, educates how to help others generously and unselfishly.
It stimulates intellect and memory and cement friendships.

Opal bestows on individualism, but can also be dangerous
as it magnifies the characteristics of its wearer.
Opals encompass two worlds, the world of reality on the one hand
and the world of illusion on the other.
The most powerful time to use the opal is in a full moon.

Opals have a rare feature of loosing with the time water contained
in their structure and turn into chalcedony stone.
Alchemists were said to brings longevity to opals by soaking them in water,
which was taken by the audience as a proof of miracle.

In pre-Columbian times opals were prized higher than the gold.
The most precious and most expensive are milky white opals with flashing rainbow accents.

URBAN ZEN JEWELRY with opal:
necklace: Ike 001
bracelet: Mala 001
pendant: Kagi 015 ring: yubi 002