OPALITE HEART SHAPE-DRILLED 7.30 CTS [MS 696]
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| Minimum Bid (USD) | $5.00 | Feedback Rating | 99.81% Positive |
| Current Bid (USD) | $5.00 convert | Member Since | 5 Dec 2005 in Australia |
| Bid Increment (USD) | $1.00 |
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| Bids Placed | 1 jump to bid history | ||
| Starting Bid (USD) | $5.00 | ||
| Reserve Price (USD) | none | ||
| Starts | May 20, 2011 5:00 PM (PDT) | Basic Shipping Information | |
| Ends | May 28, 2011 5:00 PM (PDT) | Shipping Cost | 4.00 paid by buyer |
| Auction Category | Fossickers Delight | Optional Shipping Insurance within Australia (USD) | 7.00 |
| Auction ID | 164848 | Optional Shipping Insurance rest of world (USD) | 7.00 |
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Description
OPALITE
This is a natural untreated heart shaped stone with a hole drilled on the top making it ideal as a pendant.Both sides are very well polished. We believe this material came from Africa.
Weight 7.30 cts app
Size 15.4x 15.4x5.8 mm app
Opalite is an opalized volcanic tuff or ash that may occur with common opal
and agate. It may be dendritic. The key distinction between opalite
and common opal is that opalite is very hard; specimens of opalite
saw or chip with difficulty, whereas opal is commonly glassy and
chips easily Opalite may have a wet appearance upon breaking fresh
specimens creating the illusion of opal. Because of its hardness,
opalite will commonly be found in pronounced outcrops or ridges in
localities in the Mojave Desert and other world wide localities,
while common opal outcrops form muddy, rolling hills or colored soil (laterites?). Common opal fractures readily into tiny crumbs upon
hitting with a rock hammer and opalite does not.
Opalite probably has a hardness of five to six
. Opalite appears to decompose into sand,
while common opal appears to decompose into a clay or mud (expansive
clay). Opalite is associated with deep beds of volcanic ash or
welded ash flow tuff, so it may occur with deposits of fossil palm
root, palm wood, and bog . Opalite is
often associated with moss agate and plume agate. Opalite can be a
variety of colors, including white, tan, brown, green, and peach.
Opal has a brittle fracture to it, while opalite does not exhibit
this property.
Bidding History
| Member | Bid | Time & Date |
| lg1cobra | 5.00 | May 28, 2011 7:00:34 AM (PDT) |
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