14k Opal ring

A beautiful opal from the Mintubi region of Australia.  10x8mm in size and a weight of 1.76 carats.  The Opal displays an amazing flash of colors.  Set in a 14ky ring that has a nice solid quality feel at 5.86 grams.  The images  don't show off the rolling flash of this great opal.  

From The GIA:

Writers have compared opals to volcanoes, galaxies, and fireworks. Admirers gave extraordinary opals poetic names like Pandora, Light of the World, and Empress. In ancient Rome, this gem symbolized love and hope. The Romans gave it a name—opalus—that was synonymous with “precious stone.”