Pink Opal Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
Learn what Pink Opal is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Pink Opal Crystal Guide.
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This is a lot of 9 Pink Opal cabochons from Ica, Peru, graded A to AAA. Pink opal is common opal, a water-bearing silica with no play of color. They measure 14 to 28 mm at Mohs 5 to 5.5, 64.5 carats in total. Every stone is natural, untreated, pictured and measured. A ready-made lot for jewelry making and wire wrapping.
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Pink opal is common opal: silica with water in its structure but none of the flashing color of precious opal. The Andes of Peru are the best known source. Colors run candy pink to pale lilac, some with fine dark dendrites or blue-gray bands.
The stones in this lot:
1. AAA drop, 20 x 11 x 5 mm, 6 ct
2. AA drop, 19 x 11 x 5 mm, 6 ct
3. AA drop, 19 x 11 x 5 mm, 6 ct
4. AA drop, 20 x 11 x 5 mm, 6 ct
5. AA long drop, 28 x 8 x 5 mm, 5.5 ct
6. A drop, 21 x 11 x 7 mm, 16 ct
7. AAA oval, 14 x 11 x 5 mm, 5 ct
8. A oval, 20 x 11 x 5 mm, 7 ct
9. A drop, 20 x 11 x 5 mm, 7 ct
Pink opal is traditionally associated with gentleness. We share this because people ask, not as a health claim.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Offered as a starting point for your own practice.
Pink Opal sits at 5-5.5 on the Mohs scale, soft enough to scratch with a knife, so store it on its own and do not let it soak or sit in water. Sudden heat can crack it, so keep it away from stoves and radiators.
Yes. These 9 stones are numbered 1 to 9 in the photos, and each is listed with its own measurements and carat weight.
They range from 14 to 28 mm on the longest side and total 64.5 carats, about 13 grams. One photo shows the whole lot drawn to scale against a millimeter ruler.
Natural pink opal from Ica, Peru. Untreated. Natural pink opal shows soft, uneven color, sometimes with dark dendrites.
These are cut freehand rather than to calibrated sizes, so match each stone's listed measurement to your setting.
Cabochon lots are final sale. Every stone is pictured and measured so you know exactly what arrives.
Grades reflect visual quality within a batch. A is standard, with typical inclusions. AA shows stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing. AAA is the top 10 to 15 percent of a batch. Every stone is inspected and graded by our team in Rockville, Maryland, not taken on the supplier’s word.
This lot is from Ica, Peru. It came to us through an existing collection, one of the sourcing models we publish and stand behind.
Every lot is inspected and graded by our expert team before it goes on sale, not taken on the supplier's word. Pieces that miss the mark never reach the shop.
How We GradeEvery product page states which of our sourcing models the lot came through. We say what we know and where our tracing stops.
Our Sourcing StandardsEverything we sell is natural in origin: never synthetic, never dyed, never coated. Where a stone has been heated, irradiated or stabilized, which is common in the trade for some species, we say so on the product page. If a piece is not as described, return it within 90 days of delivery.
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