October Birthstone — Opal

Play of Colour: Opal displays a beautiful optical phenomenon known as play-of-colour — vivid flashes of spectral colour that shift and dance across the surface of the stone as it moves in light. This is one of the most attractive and distinctive features of Opal, and no two Opals display the same pattern, intensity, or combination of colours.

Body Colour: Opal's body colour — the base tone of the stone — ranges from white and cream to dark grey and black. Black body colour is the most prized, as it provides the highest contrast against which the play-of-colour appears most vivid and brilliant. White Opal is the most widely available and accessible variety.

Origin: Australia produces approximately 95% of the world's finest Opal. Lightning Ridge (black Opal) and Coober Pedy (white Opal) in New South Wales and South Australia are the most significant producing regions globally. Shubh Gems sources fine quality natural Australian Opal exclusively.

Quality: Play-of-colour is the defining quality factor in Opal — the finest stones display a vivid, full-spectrum play-of-colour with bright, well-defined flashes of red, orange, blue, and green across the entire surface of the stone. Red play-of-colour is the rarest and most valuable; stones displaying strong red are priced at a significant premium. The brightness and coverage of colour play — how vividly the colours appear and how much of the stone's surface they cover — are the two most critical quality determinants. Body colour, transparency, and freedom from cracks or crazing also contribute to overall value. Only solid natural Opal is stocked at Shubh Gems — doublets and triplets are not offered.

Price: Fine quality natural Australian Opal ranges from approximately ₹900 to ₹15,000+ per carat, depending on colour play intensity, body colour, and clarity.

Benefits: Opal enhances creativity and inspiration, brings spontaneity and emotional expressiveness, and helps unlock artistic potential.

Shubh Gems offers custom Opal birthstone rings and pendants in the design and metal of your choice — 100% natural Australian Opal, certified by IGI, GIA, or IIGJ. Over 25 years of trust. Cherish your Opal birthstone ring — the only gemstone that displays every colour of the spectrum simultaneously, and the only one where no two stones on earth are ever identical.