What is Blue Opal?

Blue is a symbol of eternity. It is always a favorite color as it is a color as vast as the sea and as tough as the mountain. With its special and unique intense neon blue, Blue Opal brings rare peace and beauty to our crowded life.

The main chemical composition of Blue Opal is SIO2 and it contains a small amount of Mn, K, AL, Cu, Ca and other chemical. The color of Blue Opal ranges from intense neon blue to mint green with all shades in between and is sometimes also accompanied by brown and black-brown moss like inclusion that really make the piece one of a kind. Every piece of the stone is unique, as if concentrating all wonder of nature on one stone. Thus, Blue Opal is extremely worth collecting and investing on.

Blue Opal rough was found in copper mine in the early 1980s. It was an associated mineral of copper. However, it hadn’t been sold in the market until 2000. In the spring show of Tuscon International Jewelry show in 2001, Blue Opal was one of the best selling gemstones which was priced up to 80$/ct. Because of the rarity of rough, Blue Opal disappeared from the market for some years. Now, it is introduced again to the market by Forever Star Jewelry. By far, Forever Star has established a long term cooperation relationship with the Blue Opal mine and now is ready to supply. Forever Star has signed exclusive distribution agreement with the Blue Opal mine owner, thus, she will be the only supplier of Blue Opal rough and gemstones in China and even the world.

The rarest color of Blue Opal is intense neon blue, which is one of the most beautiful colors among all natural blue gemstones. In the gemstone market today, the closest color to Blue Opal is American Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Blue. Although the Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Blue is clean and beautiful, most of the rocks in the market have been optimized. Yet, market price of high quality Sleeping Beauty Blue Turquoises are up to 200$ per carat, medium quality ones are up to 70$ per carat and even low quality ones need 30$ per carat.

Not only does Blue Opal has its natural, non-treated intense neon blue color, but some of them are also with some moss like inclusion, making every piece one of a kind. Thus, its value should go even farther than that of Sleeping Beauty. Such unique and precious gemstone is certainly the first choice of collection and investment.