FREEFORM FIRE SOLID BLACK OPAL 5.40 CTS B113

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About This Auction		About This Seller: opalplus
Minimum Bid (USD)		Feedback Rating	99.08% Positive
Current Bid (USD)	0.00	Member Since	December 5, 2005 in Australia
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Starting Bid (USD)	220.00
Reserve Price (USD)	none
Starts	November 22, 2008 6:20 PM
Ends	November 25, 2008 6:10 PM	Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category	Black Opal	Shipping Cost	3.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID	18329	Shipping Insurance (optional)	10.60
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Description

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Item Specifics

Item Type: SOLID NATURAL AUSTRALIAN BLACK OPAL CABOCHON LOOSE STONE WHICH SHOWS INTRESTING PATTERN AND COLOUR FORMATION. THIS BLACK OPAL IS PERFECT CUT WITH HIGH POLISH. PERFECT FOR ONE OF PIECE SILVER JEWELLERY MAKING AS NO TWO OPALS ARE THE SAME.

Origin : LIGHTNING RIDGE, BLACK OPAL IS FOUND MAILY AT LIGHTNING RIDGE IN NSW AND AS WELL AS SOME AREAS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. THIS MAGNIFICENT VARIETY IN GEM QUALITY IS ARGUABLY THE MOST VALUABLE. ABLAZE WITH COLOUR, ITS DARK BODY TONE APPEARANCE DISTINGUISHED IT FROM LIGHT OPAL FROM COOBER PEDY.

THIS OPAL HAS A RETAIL VALUATION OF $2200 BUT IT CAN BE YOURS AT A FRACTION OF THIS COST AS WE ARE WHOLESALERS AND BUY DIRECT FROM LIGHTNING RIDGE TO KEEP THE PRICES DOWN AND PASS SAVING ON TO YOU WITH OVER 2500 BLACK OPALS SOLD OVER THE INTERNET SUCCESSFULLY. THE OPAL COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF VALUATION FOR INSURANCE PURPOSE WHICH WE SEND WITH THIS BRIGHT MULTI COLOURS FIRE LARGE STONE VIBRANT COLOURS.

Opal Size : 19 X 12 X 4 MM
Treated/Untreated : UNTREATED
Weight (Carats) : 5.40 CTS

Colour : PASTEL COLOURS FLASH; BLUE, GREEN AND REDS

Pattern : BROADFLASH PATTERN

Number of pieces : 1

Accuracy of picture :

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More Bright	Accurate	Less Bright

Comments : BRIGHTER FLASH THAN PICTURE

Brightness Rating, 1 Dullest to 5 Brightest :

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1	2	3	3.5	4	4.5	5

Opal body tone as recommended by Australian Gemstone Association Ltd :

Base of opal (bottom) :

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Full opal	Clean back	Some Sand	Majority Sand

Cabochon :

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Low	Medium	High

Definitions

Convert Weight : 5 Carats = 1 Gram
Covert Size : 6 mm = 1/4 inch (approx)

OUR STORY SO FAR:

Owned by Wayne and Estella Sedawie, Opal Plus has been established since 1992. They began opal mining when Wayne's brother, Paul, 15 years ago headed for the New South Wales gold mines, but due to all the roads in the desert becoming flooded, got stuck in Lightning Ridge, the home of black opal. He quickly fell in love with opals, which unsurprisingly spread to both Wayne and Estella. The whole family are now bona fide opal lovers, so much so that their nephew now mines opal. Thus you can obtain black opals direct from the source! The Sedawie's also have old friends mining boulder opal from Koroit to Quilpe. As a family, Wayne organises mining syndicates and controls the rough, Estela is in charge of their jewellery factory and the boys help out with all the computer work.

We wholesale opal all around the world and have sold over 35,000 opals over the internet in the past 12 months. So you can bid with confidence!