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Opals are the birthstone for October We have a wide selection of Opal jewelry that would make the perfect birthday gift! Blue Marlin Jewelry, Inc. Islamorada, FL

Opals are the birthstone for October

We have a wide selection of Opal jewelry that would make the perfect birthday gift!

Shop selections from our opal collection

Learn about Opals

The name of this, the traditional October birthstone, is believed to have originated in India (the source of the first opals brought to the Western world), where in Sanskrit it was called upala, a “precious stone." .” In ancient Rome, this became opalus. Most opals are valued for their shifting colors in rainbow hues – a phenomenon known as “play-of-color.”

The October birthstone’s dramatic play-of-color has inspired writers to compare it to fireworks, galaxies and volcanoes. Bedouins once believed opal held lightning and fell from the sky during thunderstorms. Ancient Greeks thought opals bestowed the gift of prophesy and protection from disease. Europeans long maintained opal to be a symbol of purity, hope and truth. Hundreds of years ago, opal was believed to embody the virtues and powers of all colored stones.

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