Round Opal and Diamond Three Stone Dress Ring in 9 Carat Gold

This lovely ring, made in 9 carat yellow gold, is set with three round light white opal cabochons measuring 3.9mm and 5mm with four round brilliant Cut diamonds set in between 
Specification
Opal weight approximately - 0.61ct 
Diamond weight - 0.06ct
Opal grade
Tone - N7
Classification - Good (lots of colour but very directional) 
Transparency- Translucent 
Play of Colour 
Opal’s have a fascinating and unique optical feature called ‘play of colour’. Play of colour occurs because opal is made up of sub-microscopic spheres stacked in a grid-like pattern. This structure breaks up light into spectral colours and the colour you see depends on the size of the sphere. Those approximately 0.1 micron (one ten-millionth of a meter) in diameter produce violet and those approximately 0.2 microns in size produce red. 
No other gemstone duplicates opal’s combination of colour and phenomenon.
Sizing
The ring is currently a size N but we can resize it if required. Please select from the options provided if you need the ring size adjusting and allow up to an extra three working days for dispatch. We will resize up to four sizes free of charge, after that additional charges may apply. 
The options available reflect how many sizes we are happy to enlarge or reduce this particular ring by. If the size you require is not on the options please feel free to contact us but it may be that we are unable to enlarge or reduce the ring to a certain size due to the setting or stones that are set in the shoulders. 
*Please note that once a ring has been adjusted by resizing we will be unable to accept it as a return 
Care and Cleaning
Opal is a delicate gemstone, with a hardness rating of 5 to 6.5 and poor to fair toughness, we do not recommend that any opal jewellery be worn everyday. Opal’s can be scratched by other gemstones so make sure your opal jewellery is stored away from harder gems. 
 
Opal is a relatively stable gemstone, meaning it is not often effected by light, heat or chemicals but we would advice removing any opal jewellery before doing anything that may bring it into contact with intense heat or any chemicals. 
To prolog the life of the stones we always recommend that your earrings are put in after any hair products, makeup or perfumes are applied.  
 
Opals should not be steam or ultrasonic cleaned and harsh jewellery baths should not be used due to waxing, oiling and dying treatments that are regularly used on opals. To clean you opal jewellery at home we recommend a jewellery or gem cleaning cloth or warm soapy water and a soft brush. 
Education
If you would like to learn more about gemstone treatments, what these treatments are and what they do, as well as which treatments are stable and how to look after gemstones with unstable treatments, please visit our education page.