Black Opal Palm Stone | Large | 80-100 gms
🌙 All of our Palm Stones are sized not by eye, but by weight so we can be sure all pieces within a size are cohesive. The weight range for Large Palm Stones for this material is as follows:
⚖️ Weight Range: 80-100 gms
Stone Meaning
SHADOW ALCHEMY | PROTECTION | DEPTH
AFFIRMATION: “I meet my depths with courage; I transform in safety and in truth.”
BEST FOR: Shadow work; emotional protection and boundary repair; deep rest, dreamwork and gentle release of old patterns
CHAKRA: Root • Sacral • Third Eye
SIGNS: Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces
ELEMENT: Water • Earth
PLANET: Pluto • Saturn • Moon
COMPANION STONES: Smokey Quartz (to ground and transmute), Black Tourmaline (for strong energetic shields), Labradorite (for intuitive protection), Moonstone (to soften and balance the tides), Selenite (to keep the field clear), Clear Quartz (to amplify intention)
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Black Opal in its common opal form is night-sky stillness; rich charcoal to inky black with a silky, glassy glow. The vibe is hush and depth; a safe cave for the soul. It invites you to sit with your shadow, keep what is wise and compost what is worn out. If your nervous system wants calm clarity rather than chaos, this is your steady anchor.
Unlike its flashy cousin, this variety focuses less on spectacle and more on substance; quiet protection, honest reflection and deeply restorative energy.
Metaphysical Properties:
Working through the Root and Sacral then lifting to the Third Eye, Black Common Opal stabilises the body so insights land without overwhelm. It is a gentle but firm ally for shadow integration, cord-tidying and boundary repair. The energy is absorbent and soothing; it settles emotional noise, strengthens self-trust and makes space for intuitive messages that feel grounded and usable.
Use during meditation or journalling when you want truth without the emotional blow-out; pair with Moonstone at night for lucid yet protected dreamwork.
Emotional & Spiritual Benefits:
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Calms anxious loops; restores a steady, contained baseline
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Encourages compassionate self-inquiry and pattern breaking
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Fortifies boundaries; reduces energetic leakage and fatigue
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Supports grief processing and post-conflict integration
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Deepens intuition while keeping you present in the body
Scientific Fun Fact:
Common opal is hydrated amorphous silica \mathrm{SiO_2·nH_2O}. It lacks the orderly silica microsphere arrays that create play-of-colour in precious opal; hence the velvety, uniform body tone. The black hue often comes from carbon or manganese/iron oxides dispersed in the silica gel as it set in low-temperature, silica-rich fluids. Mohs hardness is about 5.5–6.5; opal contains internal water, so avoid extreme heat or dehydration to minimise crazing.
When to Use Black Common Opal:
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During shadow work, therapy and journalling for honest but gentle insight
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In protection or boundary rituals when you want calm strength
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Before sleep for deep rest and dream recall with a safe re-entry
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After intense social or online time to clear residual static
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Any time you want quiet metamorphosis that actually sticks
ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Black Potch; Common Black Opal
MINERAL FAMILY: Mineraloid (Opal; hydrated silica)
CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Amorphous
COLOUR: Charcoal to jet black; may show grey, brown or subtle banding; typically no play-of-colour
ORIGINS: Australia (NSW and QLD potch alongside precious fields), Ethiopia, Indonesia, Mexico, USA (Nevada), Slovakia
RARITY: Common as a type; attractive, evenly dark, well-polished pieces are less common and more collectable
✨ Black Common Opal is the quiet room your spirit needed; soft walls, honest mirrors, and the courage to leave lighter than you arrived.
What is intuitively chosen?
When you see the below bold sentence on a listing of ours, it means we have multiple of that stone and we will pick one that we feel is right for you. We call them intuitively chosen pieces because we use our intuition to choose a piece we feel is calling us for you - a piece that is absolutely meant to be yours. We are huge believers in the crystal chooses the owner, not the other way around.
We do our best to make sure that the listing photos and information accurately depicts what we have available so you have an idea of what is coming your way, but the rest is up to the universe.
If you don't see the below on our listing, it's because it is a one off piece and we guarantee that what is pictured is the exact piece you will receive.
"Price is per one piece, intuitively picked for you. The pictures represent the quality and sizing you can expect to receive however please note that stone is unique and one of a kind so there will be slight variations."
Shape significance
Using crystals for their spiritual and healing properties can be fun and fascinating and is a killer way to connect with the earth’s energy. But, when you really start digging into the magickal world of sparkly stones, it can start getting really overwhelming.
Not only do crystals come in every colour of the rainbow and serve different intended purposes, they are also found in many different shape formations. Newbies to the crystal world may think the way a stone is cut or shaped is purely aesthetic, but there’s a little more to a crystal’s shape than meets the eye. Just as the colours of the stones convey unique meanings, crystal shapes also matter. And while experts say that the structure of a crystal doesn’t change the type of energy it emits, the shape DOES affect the way you receive said energy.
We've put together a handy blog for you to learn about the possible reason or meaning behind the forms of crystals you're drawn to here
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