Thanks for sharing your warning, Moogie! I also often see vendors labeling opalite (sea opal glass) as “moonstone” – which is also a fraudulent claim.

Hi Cathy! You can find them at a variety of jewelry / bead suppliers. Do some google searches for “sea opal glass”, “sea opal”, and “opalite”. People sell these lovely beads / cabochons under all of those names. Have fun creating with them! 🙂

Tamara, it sounds like they may be opalite (sea opal glass) – but if you could post a picture of them, it might be easier to tell. Thanks! And thank you for sharing how you found JMJ via that search. I’m so glad you did!

I had found a pair of earrings in a secondhand shop that I wasn’t sure exactly what they’d be classified as. I actually still have the stones, for some reason I’ve held onto them. I knew right away they were too heavy to be worn as earrings, which is why they were given away I think. The stones are 1″ long, teardrop shaped (3D, not flat). They are milky white with a touch of pale blue, and you can see some markings when you look into them, but more importantly when you hold them up you can see tones of amber and red. The red flashes are really cool! I figure this must be Opalite, but I’m not exactly sure what kind. Do you have any idea from my description? Maybe I should post a picture?