✔ Free UK Postage Oval Bello Opal® Cabochons Vivid fire. Consistent colour. Zero compromise. Bello Opal® is a premium lab-grown opal with intense play-of-colour — the same brilliant flash you'd expect from natural precious opal. Crafted over approximately one year in a controlled laboratory environment, with at least 80% silica content and a unique vertical growth pattern, it closely mirrors natural opal without the fragility or unpredictability of mined stone. Lab-grown over approximately one year — premium quality, consistent results 80% silica, 20% resin — stable and resin-impregnated No cracking, crazing or yellowing Intense play-of-colour with vertical and horizontal fire Flat backed — ideal for bezel setting, wire wrapping, and resin work Technical details: Mohs hardness 4 · Specific gravity 1.80–1.90 · Heat resistance up to 130°C Please note: Bello Opal® is not glass/metal clay compatible. Bello Opal can be bezel set but is not Fireable over 130c. For glass/Metal clay-compatible opal, please see Fireable Galaxy Opal®. Perfect for pendants, rings, and statement jewellery pieces.