About the same time, the opal gemstone experienced a resurgence in popularity. Believed to have magic powers and healing properties in ancient and medieval times, it was considered unlucky in the ...

Decorative glass is often made to capture the vivid color and intense sparkle of gemstones. It isn’t limited to transparent stones, either. A type of ...

October has two birthstones: opal and tourmaline. Opal is the traditional birthstone for October. It is believed the stone was discovered in India and given the name "upala," or "precious stone ...

An Antiques Roadshow expert met with a married couple to discuss two pieces of jewellery - one of which was dubbed a 'piece ...

Men have dominated high-jewelry design for centuries, but no longer. Female creatives have now risen to the uppermost ...

Decorative glass is often made to capture the vivid color and intense sparkle of gemstones. It isn’t limited to transparent stones, either. A type of opaque matte glass called opal glass or opaline ...

Antiques Roadshow expert Susan Rumfitt was left to calm a couple down after revealing the staggering value of two pieces of ...

One lucky thrift shopper has stumbled upon an absolute bargain in her local charity shop, finding opal earrings being sold ...

Figure 1. This rhyolite matrix specimen contains opal-filled cavities displaying play-of-color. Photo by Eric Welch; courtesy of Opalos & Artesanias Mexicanas. Jorge Tamayo Carrillo (Opalos & ...

An everyday heroes update -- a Grafton business we told you about back in July is expanding. Wild and Precious Boutique will be popping up in Cedarburg. "It is so fun to flip an ice cream shop into a ...