recognizing real opals

Posted by Terri on February 09, 2000 at 12:39:26:

I love opals, especially the "blue" ones. However, I am a dunce about them. We recently bought a squash blossom necklace with "blue" opals in it from a good dealer. But didn't ask him a lot about it. Now we're wondering if they opals are created opals. How can I tell a natural opal from a "created" or "synthetic" opal? Thanks for your help. It's greatly appreciated.

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: I love opals, especially the "blue" ones. However, I am a dunce about them. We recently bought a squash blossom necklace with "blue" opals in it from a good dealer. But didn't ask him a lot about it. Now we're wondering if they opals are created opals. How can I tell a natural opal from a "created" or "synthetic" opal? Thanks for your help. It's greatly appreciated.

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