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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 9503813, member: 182"]Nice pendant. The gold accents appear to bring out the slight gold sparkles in the opal. I have always heard that opals are fragile and prone to cracking if not cared for properly. For instance, you must wear an opal to keep it intact. Apparently, the oils that it picks up from your skin keep it from drying. I read once that if you are putting your opal away for awhile (not wearing it), a jeweler can "pack it" in some kind of oil to keep it from drying out and cracking before it goes into the safe deposit box. That's all stuff I just heard about, but it would explain the cracking in yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 9503813, member: 182"]Nice pendant. The gold accents appear to bring out the slight gold sparkles in the opal. I have always heard that opals are fragile and prone to cracking if not cared for properly. For instance, you must wear an opal to keep it intact. Apparently, the oils that it picks up from your skin keep it from drying. I read once that if you are putting your opal away for awhile (not wearing it), a jeweler can "pack it" in some kind of oil to keep it from drying out and cracking before it goes into the safe deposit box. That's all stuff I just heard about, but it would explain the cracking in yours.[/QUOTE]
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