Boulder Opal Bracelet – Silver, Four Stones, Blue & Green Colour Play

This bracelet links four separate boulder opals along a silver chain, each stone a different shape and cut so the piece reads as a small collection rather than a repeated pattern. Colour play runs from green and blue through to warmer olive-gold tones in one stone, each flash set against its own dark ironstone backing. The four bezels are joined by silver links with a two-centimetre chain extension, so the fit has some give rather than sitting fixed at one length.

About Boulder Opal

Boulder opal forms as veins of precious opal within ironstone matrix in the opal fields of Queensland — primarily Quilpie, Yowah and Winton. Unlike black opal from Lightning Ridge, the opal cannot be separated from its host rock; it's cut as a single solid piece, with the natural brown ironstone remaining as the stone's backing. This gives boulder opal its distinctive look — vivid colour against rich earth tones — and also makes it physically more durable than other opals, since the ironstone host is harder than the opal layer it carries.

Specifications

• Stones: Four boulder opals
• Colour Play: Blue and green, with warmer olive-gold tones in one stone
• Setting: Polished sterling silver bezels
• Metal: Sterling Silver
• Length: 18cm with 2cm extension
• Origin: Western Queensland, Australia
• Availability: One-of-a-kind — 1 piece available

Caring for Your Opal

Opal is softer than diamond or sapphire, so a little care goes a long way. See Opal Care for storage, cleaning, and what to avoid.

Provenance

Hand-selected by Joseph Bernecki, sourced direct from the Australian opal fields and set in his Sydney workshop. Meet him any weekend at The Rocks Market, stall under the bridge, Sydney. Read Joseph's story →

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