Subject: Re: Gemstone Curses

From: [email-masked] (Stephen Kilnisan)
Date: 16 Nov 1994 20:43:21 -0500

the only unlucky thing about opals is not having them. many 
peolple aren't lucky enough to have found a nice rich in color 
one with plenty of fire. once you own one you will see how 
unlucky people who don't owm one are.
steve-Traders of Babylon Fine Jewelers-212-221-1145

[email-masked] (Katherine A Oldham) wrote:

>
>
>My understanding of the opal=bad luck  story is a 
>little  different..
>
>I was told by a respected estate jewelery dealer the 
>following story..  seems that in victorian times/turn 
>of the century opals were prized  very highly, and were 
>quite rare.  They commanded very high prices  and were 
>in high demand.  Now, during the midst of this, opals 
>were  discovered in Australia, and flooded the market.  
>suddenly all the  opals that the nobility/wealthy had 
>purchased were worthless.  Hence, opals are 
>unlucky....
>
>don't know the validity of the tale, but it's an 
>interesting story at  any rate.  sorry i don't have a 
>book to point  you to for more info.  Please post if 
>you find one, as i would be interested in  reading it 
>too.
>
>-Katy