BIRTHSTONE BEARS

The adoption fee for these Bears is £54.00 inclusive of postage/shipping worldwide
Presentation box is an additional £5.00

It has been commented on that the Bears are all rather feminine! If you would like a more
masculine! Birthstone Bear, for any month, then do please contact me

Also if you would like a different colour Mohair for your particular Birthstone Bear, then do please contact me

OCTOBER

OCTOBER#1 (RESERVED) wearing an uncut Opal Opal is the accepted birthstone for the month of October. It is also the accepted anniversary gemstone for the 14th year of marriage Bear is 8" tall 20cm OCTOBER#2 TO ORDER delivery normally within the 7 days - e-mail LAYAWAY AVAILABLE ON THIS BEAR - Half the cost today, Balance one month later - please e-mail

The opal is a fragile hydrated silica material, made of sub microscopic silica spheres held  together by more silica and water. It is a soft stone, easily altered in appearance by changes in heat and pressure. Opals are formed in near-surface volcanic rocks, within cavities and cracks. In sedimentary volcanic ash rock, percolating water in the ground dissolves silica that eventually precipitates to form the opal, sometimes becoming the replacement material for fossils -- shells, bones, wood -- whose original material had dissolved away. Opals are famous for their "play of colours" -- many stones flash the colours of the rainbow when moved, due to the interference of light on small cracks and other internal structural differences. The milky or pearly appearance of some opals are due to inclusions of tiny gas bubbles. The principal source of opals is Australia.

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