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Opals

Evansmimi — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:24:19 GMT

Why is it bad luck to wear Opals if you weren't born in October?

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Travone — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:32:47 GMT

Don't know why, but I have also heard you are not supposed to buy them for yourself....as that will bring on bad luck.

I did purchase a beautiful opal ring when I was on a cruise eons ago......the stone fell out and I never found it. Since my bd is not in October and I bought it for myself, perhaps that was my bad luck.

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kaydee50 — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:36:59 GMT

I've never heard that about opals. I just find them to be very fragile and easily chipped.

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millieshops — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:41:10 GMT

I once bought myself a pretty opal ring which I eventually hid - hid it so well I never found it even when I moved out of that house. Bad luck or just plain carelessness?

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Love my grandkids — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:56:17 GMT

@Evansmimi To me that's just a silly superstition and I don't buy into those!

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BlueFinch — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:09:56 GMT

No idea when, or where this started, but I've always heard it and I'm not tempting fate .

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Peaches McPhee — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:21:36 GMT

How does any superstition get started, really?

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fthunt — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:28:54 GMT

Bad luck - no - I have my Mom's and she wasn't born in Oct either. They do clip easily and, opals have a lot of water content in the stone, so should not wear in sub-freezing temps or it could crack.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:30:59 GMT

It might have to do w/The Moonstone (an early mystery novel).

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Pecky — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:46:17 GMT

I heard that years ago. I totally forgot about it. I did buy an opal ring and not born in Oct and I am still here to talk about it. LOL

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LindaSal — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:50:14 GMT

I also have heard this over the years but then I also heard it's an old wives' tale.

I bought myself one but my daughter was born in October so I'm thinking it's safe as I also have an aquamarine ring for my son's birthstone.

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PinkyPetunia — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:05:26 GMT

That sounds like a silly superstition and I would not pay it any notice. If you like opals, feel free to wear them.

The opal is my birthstone and I never liked it, never wore it, never wanted one.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:40:17 GMT

Well, that explains a lot of things! I've bought myself many.

Those of you who think opals are fragile need to acquaint yourselves with Ethiopian Opals. Fairly new to the gem industry, they are not water-based, are highly firery, and do not chip or crack. They look like jewels floating in a jar of clear jelly.

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mac116 — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:50:16 GMT

I was born in October, and do wear opal jewelry. When I first met my husband's grandmother, she freaked out because of the superstition until I told her that it was my birthstone. Sweet lady who had many fears and believed in many superstitions.

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froggy — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 05:08:36 GMT

Pure superstition.

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depglass — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:13:32 GMT

Roving host Paul Deasy used to tell that bad luck story all the time. Not the way to sell a stone, obviously some people are superstitious.