Ethiopian Fire Opal Ring "Vivienne" 925 Sterling Silver

Ethiopian Fire Opal Ring "Vivienne" 925 Sterling Silver by BTL

Engagement Ethiopian Fire Opal Ring "Vivienne" 925 Sterling Silver

Engagement Fire Opal Ring "Vivienne" 925 Sterling Silver

Ethiopian Fire Opal Ring "Vivienne" by BlackTreeLab

Ethiopian Fire Opal Ring "Vivienne" 925 Sterling Silver by BlackTreeLab

Sterling Silver Ethiopian Fire Opal Ring "Vivienne" 925 Sterling Silver

BlackTreeLab

Ethiopian Fire Opal Ring "Vivienne" 925 Sterling Silver

Name: Ethiopian Fire Opal Ring "Vivienne" 925 Sterling Silver
Brand: BlackTreeLab
SKU: 1854136254537
Price: 275.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (3538 reviews)

$275

Ethiopian Fire Opal Engagement Ring on a Twig Band

Vivienne holds a faceted Ethiopian fire opal, marquise cut, 10 × 5 mm, set into a twig band in oxidized 925 sterling silver.

Fire opal is named for its body colour, which runs from yellow through orange to red, and the flashes that move across it are play-of-colour: light diffracting through the microscopic silica spheres that make up the stone. Opal sits at 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale, softer than quartz, so the ring is best kept away from knocks and taken off for heavy work.

The oxidized finish settles into the bark texture of the twig band and keeps the raised grain bright.

An opal engagement ring for anyone who wants colour in the stone, and an alternative engagement ring for anyone who does not want a diamond.

Sterling Silver 925
Oxidized finishing
Natural Ethiopian Fire Opal
Stone Size is 10mm*5mm

This Ethiopian Fire Opal Ring will be custom made in your size. Currently, due to high order volume, production time is 6-7 weeks to ship. Due to the handmade work and natural origin of the stones, each piece is unique and may slightly vary.

Kindly note that healing gemstone meanings are not prescriptions or healthcare information.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you wear an Ethiopian opal ring every day?

Yes, with one habit: take it off before water. Opal rates 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale, softer than quartz, and Ethiopian opal is hydrophane — porous enough to absorb water, up to about 15% of its own weight. A soaked stone can look cloudy or go glassy and lose its play of color until it dries out, which takes days or weeks. Rapid wetting and drying can also cause cracks. Remove the ring before showering, swimming, washing up and cleaning, and it will behave like any other stone.

What does hydrophane opal mean?

Hydrophane opal is porous and absorbs water. Ethiopian Welo opal is hydrophane; Australian opal generally is not. Absorption is not instant — it takes hours — and the stone dewaters over days to weeks, returning to its original appearance. The risk is not the water itself but the cycle: repeated soaking and drying can craze or crack the stone.

My opal looks cloudy or dull — what do I do?

Two different things, with two different answers. If it went cloudy or glassy soon after contact with water, it has absorbed some: leave it somewhere dry at room temperature, out of the sun, and give it days rather than hours. Never use heat, a hairdryer or direct sunlight — fast drying is what cracks opal. If instead it has gone dull slowly over months of wear, that is usually hand cream, soap and skin oils worked into the pores: a short rinse in clean water — seconds, not a soak — and then drying fully in open air, away from sun and heat, often brings it back. What to avoid either way is leaving it to soak, and repeated wetting and drying.

How hard is fire opal?

5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale. That is softer than quartz, sapphire and diamond, and softer than moonstone. It is fine for daily wear in a protective setting, but it will not survive being knocked against stone or metal.

Is opal a birthstone?

Yes, opal is one of the birthstones for October, along with tourmaline.

This is the most beautiful ring I could have hoped for. They worked with me every step of the way in choosing the exact opal I want to shipping preferences. It was a great experience and it's a gorgeous ring, I can't want to propose to my partner and we can wear our matching black tree lab rings.

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