Black Jet Opal Sterling Silver French Hook Earrings.

These earrings are gorgeous works of art. This pair features inlaid designs made from hand cut stones of genuine Black Jet and lab Opal. These Black Jet and Opal stones have been hand cut with perfect precision and inlaid into shimmering channels of Sterling Silver. Non Indian made. These French Hook Earrings are 1-3/4" long.

Opal's name evolved from the Roman word opalus from the Greek word opallios - "to see a change of color." The Greek word was a modification of the ancient Indian Sanskrit name for opal, upala, which meant "precious stone." If one spoke in mixed tongues, then opal would be opallios upala, "to see a change of color precious stone." As indicated by the derivation of its name, opal has centuries of history as a treasured gemstone. Historically, beliefs associated with the wearing of opal have varied. The early Greeks thought that opals gave their owners the powers of foresight and prophecy. Romans adored it as a token of hope and purity. Eastern people regarded it as sacred. Arabs believed it fell from heaven.