Pink Opal bracelet 2.5" x 2.5"

The pink opals were first discovered by accident in the year 1849 and the mining of this stone started in the year 1890. Presently around 3000 sites all over the world are known for the mining of opals such as Ethiopia, New Zealand, Germany, Madagascar, Turkey, Mexico, Russia, and various others. However, in Australia alone, about 95% of the total pink opals are mined. In 1672 the largest opal ever was found in Slovakia which weighs around 600gms and has been kept in the Imperial treasury of Vienna since then.