The are triplets!
I wasn't quite paying attention when I bought these, and I wasn't expecting the best quality.  the price being half other natural black opals. I kind of assumed it world be a double or something. So I get them and look at the back and it's not an opal. I confirmed with my loop it was a triplet. If I had read further into the description it says it right in there. For those who don't know, a triplet is when they take usually onyx or a black background, put a sliver of the gemstone on it, and then usually quartz on top to protect and magnify it even I think. I like triplets because their usually more resilient to falls and scratches. It's obviously not much of the main gem though. My pair also wasn't stamped with any K or 925, which it should've been. For those reasons, the fire (which really is beautiful, but it's so uniform and vibrant if they were larger pieces<br />I'd question the validity of them being natural.. For those reasons, and the price of them, I'll give them a two and a half if I can, and three if I can't.
Rating: 3 stars