I don't care what anyone says, I love synthetic opal. Finding natural stones that are just as pretty makes a needle-in-a-haystack seem like child's play LOL
After watching a couple vids, my question was answered. He is using a lovely manufactured opalite stone, which is much harder and more affordable than true opal.
@@badcat5667 I have a fairly good sized opal, and I've had lots people tell me that, I guess it moisturizes them. Since I'm usually around coconut oil one way or another, I always rub a bit on it. I know they get their fire from water trapped inside, but yeah many people, who wear opals, and know gemstones have told me that, I should have pointed that out, they're not just random yahoos on the street, they know their rocks. LOL 😎
@@WhiteWolfBlackStar They most likely tell you to put oil on it because opal is made up of silica which when exposed to water absorbs it and upon absorbing large amounts of water it will turn translucent
It's so damn Shiney and colorful it almost looks like it's plastic/artificial. Don't get me wrong, it's still hella cool looking and I know fake opal doesn't look near as good as this. But for the uninformed, it could appear artificial
