Why are opals thought unlucky?
Black Opals are unlucky unless they are your birthstone. (My Grandmother wore one, it was her birthstone) Other sources besides my Grandmother: “The legends have not always been favorable though. In the nineteenth century, Sir Walter Scott unwittingly began a superstition that still echoes today. In his novel, Anne of Geierstein, the heroine owned an opal that mirrored her moods, flashing red when she was angry and turning gray when she died. This has led some to believe that opal is unlucky. Other stories claim the stone was tagged unlucky in Australia, when buyers of rough there started the rumor in hopes of driving off the competition so they could buy at low prices. This scheme failed as opal has traditionally been considered lucky in Australia, where opal mining is very lucrative.
