Tripet Opals Adelaide

A triplet builds on the doublet: a thin slice of genuine Australian opal sits on a dark backing, then a clear protective dome (quartz or hardened glass) is set over the top. That cap magnifies the colour *and* shields the opal, making triplets especially hard-wearing — ideal for rings and everyday pieces — at a very accessible price. Explore triplet rings, pendants, earrings and stones, or design your own bespoke piece.
Silver pendant with a set blue opal

Triplet Opal Jewellery, Adelaide

Australian Triplet Opals are three layered gemstone constructs that aim to support even the most fragile of precious opal.

As the precious opal present within a triplet is but a thin wafer compared to many solid stones or even doublet opals, it needs some support to display its brilliant colourations when set within jewellery. To do so, Triplet Opals are set between a backing of common opal and a protective capping layer of quartz.

The result is a composite gem with comparable colour at often a fraction of the price of a solid gemstone.

AODC offers a selection of Triplet Opal pendants, rings, earrings and accessories.