Opal Wilma Pastore of Boulder died Sunday December 27, 2009 at Boulder Community Hospital. She was 89. She was born May 3, 1920 in Myton, Utah to George Dewey Grove and Vera Marzella Gagon Grove. She ...

Victoire de Castellane, the Paris-based creative director for Dior fine jewelry, remembers the moment that opals, which are formed from silica in fissures of rocks, first captivated her. At age 6, she ...

There are few stones more polarising in the style stakes than the opal. Often lampooned for its bohemian sensibilities and cleansing powers, the opal, in all its myriad colours and patinas, has ...