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Opalescent Dream - Estate Sterling Silver Opal Engraved Foliage & Scroll Ring. This gorgeous ring is crafted from sterling silver, hallmarked 925 for sterling. Featuring one oval cut (lab created) opal, engraving, and quality craftsmanship. This gorgeous ring is expertly claw-set with a beautiful opal, displaying flashes of blue, green, yellow, and orange in different light intensities. The shoulders and gallery are beautifully engraved with foliage and scrolls, which leads down to a polished and smooth shank, which allows for a comfortable fit and easy sizing. This pretty estate ring is in the Victorian Revival style... truly a perfect gift or addition to any jewelry collection.

History: In 1974, Pierre Gilson, who was responsible for introducing other synthetic gemstones such as turquoise and lapis lazuli, began to market synthetic opal. These synthetics have columns of color easily visible, even to the naked eye.

What Are Synthetic Opals? Synthetic opals are man-made opals that have the same chemical composition, internal structure, physical properties, and appearance as natural opals. They are often called lab-created opals, lab-grown opals, or cultured opals to indicate their man-made origin.

The first evidence of silver mining dates back to 3000 B.C., in Turkey and Greece, according to the RSC. Ancient people even figured out how to refine silver. They heated the silver ore and blew air over it, a process called cupellation.

Measurements: Face of the Ring 10.00 mm x 8.00 mm

Stone Size: Opal .80 carats

Weight: 2.90 grams

Ring Size: 6 - 7 1/4

Condition: Excellent

Origin: America

Date: 21st Century