VIDEO STUNNING RAINBOW FIRE BLACK OPAL 25 CTS OJ1

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About This Seller: opalplus

Minimum Bid (USD) 2500.00 Feedback Rating 99.08% Positive
Current Bid (USD) 2500.00 Member Since December 5, 2005 in Australia
Bid Increment 1
Bids Placed 20 jump to bid history
Starting Bid (USD) 1.00
Reserve Price (USD) yes: reserve met
Starts August 6, 2008 11:50 PM
Ends September 3, 2008 11:44 PM Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category Investment Opal Shipping Cost 3.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID 116976 Shipping Insurance (optional) 79.21

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Description

opal opals

 

Item Specifics

Item Type: SOLID BLACK OPAL.

THIS OPAL HAS BEEN IN MY COLLECTION FOR A LONG TIME, IT WAS IN MY POSSESION AS A ROUGH OPAL AND I FINALLY

DECIDED TO GET IT RUBBED AND POLISHED. WHEN WE SAW THE FINISHED PRODUCT, WE COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW

BEAUTIFUL AND COLOURFUL THE ROUGH TRANSFORMED. ITS A RARE STUNNING RICH MULTI FIRE BLACK OPAL.

WE HAVE A LINK TO THE VIDEOS OF THE ROUGH OPAL BEING RUBBED, IT'S AN 8 PART VIDEO.

WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE VIDEO BECAUSE WE KNEW THIS OPAL IS SPECIAL.

 

This opal was light grey potch with interesting lines around sides ,only very thin with flicker of black.

So when rubbing down we took a video of this rough piece as we expected it to be interesting, so you can follow the stages of rubbing down.

The video was taken at Rollingstone’s Opal workshop. I took off most of the top potch but when I went down to start colour bar I wasn’t comfortable to rub down further ,, so w e finished it off with Dremal drill it took another 6 hours to find this magical red on black opal,

Next time you rub down if you get an undulating colour bar ,best to invest in a dermal drill to finish off. I think the winner for this opal can have naming rights to this beautiful gem!

reserve is only $100 per carat!

below field price!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW.

click here

 

ORIGIN :LIGHTNING RIDGE , AUSTRALIA

Opal Size: 30 X 25 X 6 MM

UNTREATED Weight (Carats): 25 CTS

Colour : AMAZING RICH MULTI FIRE- RED, GREEN, BLUE, SUNSET ORANGE.

Pattern : BROADFLASH PATTERNS

Number of pieces: 1 PC

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Comments :

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 :

   

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opal color guide

Base of opal (bottom) :

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Full opal Clean back Some Sand Majority Sand

Cabochon :

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Definitions

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

READ THE OPAL PLUS STORY HERE

 

Bidding History

Member Bid Time & Date
skallerich 2500.00 September 3, 2008 11:40:38 PM
morris 2000.00 September 3, 2008 8:12:48 PM
morris 1950.00 September 3, 2008 8:12:29 PM
morris 1850.00 September 3, 2008 8:12:16 PM
morris 1750.00 September 3, 2008 8:12:04 PM
morris 1650.00 September 3, 2008 8:11:51 PM
skallerich 1512.00 August 28, 2008 6:49:14 AM
skallerich 1493.00 August 28, 2008 6:47:54 AM
skallerich 1393.00 August 28, 2008 6:46:52 AM
skallerich 1292.00 August 28, 2008 6:38:11 AM
skallerich 1271.00 August 28, 2008 6:37:21 AM
skallerich 1261.00 August 28, 2008 6:36:44 AM
skallerich 1260.00 August 28, 2008 6:36:04 AM
hphsmg 1252.25 August 9, 2008 11:03:07 PM
danelzka 1000.00 August 9, 2008 7:11:57 AM
Iceopals 250.00 August 8, 2008 8:30:46 AM
ringo 15.00 August 7, 2008 5:06:29 PM
ringo 10.00 August 7, 2008 5:06:19 PM
ringo 5.00 August 7, 2008 5:06:09 PM
ringo 1.00 August 7, 2008 5:05:54 PM

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Questions & Comments

opalplus, September 3, 2008:
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