You must be wondering about the reason for this whopping deviation in the price. So, let me get you out of there. There are various factors (or qualities of opal) that determine opal stone worth. The type, brilliance, origin, color, patterns, fire, scarcity, and transparency are significant reasons to bring such a deviation in the price range of this brilliant gemstone.

Let's zoom in and take a closer look at the most important ones to understand the reason for price deviation.

I'll begin with the types or varieties of opal gem and their possible effects on their cost.

Broadly opal gemstone can be categorized into two buckets, viz., natural and synthetic opals. Both are equally desirable. So without differentiating between them, let's know all the subcategories.

Let's see what they are and how they affect the opal stone value and the opal wholesale silver jewelry.