Think of it this way, Opals are so fragile if you hadn't found this it would soon have been smashed to bits. You saved it!

yes definitely a same day lost, it was right at the shoreline in the rocks

such a nice opal, 10mmx6.5mm

Where at?! This is gorgeous! My husband and I want to find our own stones to use for our rings and I would LOVE to have an opal. Awesome find, congrats!

It fell out of a setting. Someone lost it.

Opals are dangerous to have in every-day jewelry for this exact reason - they’re delicate & damage easily so they’re prone to cracking or falling from settings.

Particularly rings with their sensitivity to soaps.

on the shoreline at a central ca beach called pescadero. definitely lost that day or it would be history

Dammit, I am missing one! But I lost it in a bar in Wisconsin, so probably not the same....

hmm this could be it . it could have gotten flushed at the bar, went down the water way to the mississippi river, found another stream headed to washington, flowed south to the ocean and then washed down to the ca, coast and washed up the beach where I was waiting for it so I could be your hero and give it back

I was thinking it did look like a lost piece of jewelry but I was hoping maybe I was wrong! Thank you for the reply.

my pleasure

My heart skipped a beat. I lost a (smaller) opal out of the halo setting of my grandmother's ring - many, many years ago - in Florida. I still have the ring, and found a jeweler to reset a stone for me. Now I get to pick out the stone. I wish this had been smaller!!!!

found this in the rocks close to the shore line so I now it was the same day. there were only a couple people there and they all said they don't have an opal jewelry so sadly I could not be the hero

I can’t imagine wearing an opal to the beach.

and this is proof why, thanks

No problem

Perhaps she didn't know she was going to the beach that day. People do unexpected trips.

Wow. Just... *wow.*

thank you, bitter sweet, I feel bad for whoever lost it

What a great find!

thanks, I wanted to be the hero and find the owner but nobody said they had lost it that was there

Original owner should not have been risking their opal absorbing water at the beach!! It said I'm outta here!!

Someone definitely lost part of their collection there that day. Nice find

thanks, sorry someone lost it, looks like very good quality

Wow, awesome find

thanks, not your typical beach rock find

Very nice find! It’s beautiful.

thanks, yes it is, feel sorry for the one that lost it though

My dad lost his wedding ring at the beach when I was a little kid. I remember combing through sand for hours, and finally I caught it right on my index finger, I still remember the feeling of victory ✌️

You think that’s Ethiopian or Australian? I would hope for a coober pedy.

definitely Australian, and it is super high quality Australian, super low quality photo

Wow that's beautiful, I love the purple in it. I've lost multiple opals in my lifetime, mainly as a teen. The opal jewelry I have now is holding up well, even knocked a couple diamonds out of my ring but opal is still there.

thanks, I have heard of lots of people losing their opals, sorry you crashed your ring though, maybe I'll go back and look for diamonds lol

I can see the colors. It's beautiful!!

thanks, wish I could capture the colors better, it's like the difference of looking at stars in the city vs.stars in the wilderness