Owyhee Opal | Oregon Opal | Teardops | 8mm x 13mm Owyhee Opal Paraiba tourmaline

Paraiba tourmaline

The Peruvian opal was a symbol for a river stone because it had strength and endurance

because of its prominence in the Andes mountains of Argentina and the Incan culture

These turquoise beads are a pulsating blue

Its color varies depending on how much manganese is present in the stone

Owyhee Opal | Oregon Opal | Teardops | 8mm x 13mm Owyhee Opal Paraiba tourmalineThe Owyhee opal channels the blues and grays of the Pacific Ocean, especially on a cloudy day when it looks as if the sea and cloudy sky are one. The Oregon opal, thus called because it is only found near the Owyhee river in Oregon, is a variety of common opal, meaning that it does not play with light in the way other opals do. However, the Owyhee opal is anything but common. With its unique periwinkle hue, this Oregon opal looks as if it could not