Opal Doublet Pendant – Sterling Silver, 7×5mm, Green & Blue

A compact, wearable opal with a colour story well above its size. The stone sits in a clean bezel setting — the silver rim holding the opal flush and secure — and from that 7×5mm face you get a play of green with blue moving through it at medium brightness. Set on a rhodium-plated chain, the silver stays clean longer than uncoated silver would. The overall piece is understated in scale and honest in price — a genuine Australian opal, worn every day, without the premium of a solid stone.

About Opal Doublet

An opal doublet is a thin slice of natural Australian opal cemented to a dark backing — usually ironstone or black potch (the common opal that doesn't carry colour play). Doublets are a legitimate technique used in the opal trade for over a century: solid opal thick enough to cut as a whole stone is rare, so using the precious opal layer efficiently means more people can own genuine Australian opal at a sensible price. The opal itself is the same material you'd find in a solid stone — just used more efficiently — and the dark backing intensifies the colour play above it.

Specifications

• Stone: Australian Opal Doublet
• Dimensions: 7×5mm
• Colour Play: Green dominant, blue secondary
• Brightness: Medium
• Treatment: Doublet
• Setting: Bezel, sterling silver
• Chain: Rhodium-plated, 45cm
• Origin: Australia
• Availability: One-of-a-kind — 1 piece available

Caring for Your Opal

Opal is softer than diamond or sapphire, and doublets need extra care around water — prolonged exposure can degrade the bond between the opal layer and its backing. See Opal Care for the full routine including doublet-specific notes.

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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