What Is An Opal Doublet?
by Beth (USA) Opal Doublet Question: Hello! Your opal creations are really lovely. I have a question. I notice that you describe some of your stones as doublets. Others are not so named, but in some of your descriptions of your products, you indicate that you bond Solid Opal to a backing. Do you then consider the latter to be a doublet? I confess that I am wondering about this because I own an older Australian opal, that puzzled the experts who examined it. It is bezel set in 9k and almost certainly was created in Australia probably earlier in the 20th century. After microscopic examination is appeared to be a face opal that was bonded to a thinner rather clear opal backing. It probably was produced before commercial doublet production was widespread. I was just wondering if such stones, which seem to have some similar production characteristics to the opals that you create, are considered to be doublets, or possibly regarded as something else? Answer: Thank you Beth for your question
