“Imitation Precious Stones“ — that’s what best defines the Opal Doublets. As the name itself suggests, opal doublets comprise of an adhesive that binds a thin and slim slice of valuable natural opal to a backing of glass or quartz or a low quality opal itself.
For an experienced person or even for a novice, at times, opal doublets are very easy to be identified. Just sweep your glance over the side of the opal. And if you see that two slices of stones are adhered together and that the line between the colored opal and the backing is perfectly straight, then rest assured it’s an Opal Doublet. But an opal doublet embedded into a piece of jewelry with covered sides is extremely difficult to recognize, even for an expert. It is so because, since the face of the stone is natural opal, as such, it appears to be exactly like a original opal; and opals doublets are much natural in appearance as compared to the triplets.
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5.38Cts Wonderful Rarest Multi Color Doublets Opal US $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 21:22:16 PDT Add to watch list |
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Size 5.25 Opal Doublet(16x111mm) 925 Silver Ring 6.90Gm US $23.39 (4 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 0:24:01 PDT Add to watch list |
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Natural Boulder Doublet Handmade Opal Pendant 10.45 cts US $22.32 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 3:28:23 PDT Add to watch list |
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2.51ct 14.2x9.5x2.7mm Stunning Australian Doublet OPAL US $4.25 (3 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 20:28:50 PDT Add to watch list |
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GORGEOUS GREEN FIRE 20x10mm CARVED OPAL DOUBLET FISH US $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 11:30:14 PDT Add to watch list |
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8.10mm MULTI - COLOR FANCY CUT OPAL DOUBLET $1NR! US $1.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 11:34:55 PDT Add to watch list |
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2.56cts Blue Oval Stunning Australian Doublet Opal US $1.04 (2 Bids) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 13:28:44 PDT Add to watch list |
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8.15 CT BIG! BLUE GREEN AUSSIE DOUBLET OPAL FREEFORM US $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 13:40:26 PDT Add to watch list |
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Australian Opal Doublets Beads (9.5 ctw) US $2.25 (3 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Aug-04-2010 10:09:34 PDT Add to watch list |
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STERLING OPAL DOUBLET SQUARE SHAPED ESTATE PENDANT US $10.50 (4 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Aug-04-2010 19:07:41 PDT Add to watch list |
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Beautiful Opal Doublet 8K Gold Pendant 1.4g US $11.50 (3 Bids) End Date: Thursday Aug-05-2010 10:43:35 PDT Add to watch list |
Opal doublets are quite popular a choice when it comes to making pendants, earrings, rings or any other opal jewelry. Because of the nature of doublets, it is the stone brightness, pattern, color and size that are considered to be the yardstick when determining the MRP. Weight is not a major consideration and as a result, opal doublets offer excellent money value as per the aesthetic appeal.