Opal Gemstones in Myths, Superstitions vs Reality

Opal jewelry has remained one of the most controversial gemstones throughout the ages, but its popularity remained undisputed be it is negative popularity. It has been a thing of human curiosity. Opal has many references to history and myths. One of the most popular in Arabic culture is that they believed that once the lightning flashed from heaven the opal fell to the earth. In the ancient Greek tradition, opal was considered to endow with the power to see through the future and to make prophecies.