# 10.95 CTS FIRE BLACK OPAL ROUGH GREEN BLUE FIRE
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About this Seller: AUSTRALIANROUGHOPAL |
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| Minimum Bid (USD) | $46.00 | Feedback Rating | 99.77% Positive |
| Current Bid (USD) | $46.00 convert | Member Since | 5 Dec 2005 in Australia |
| Bid Increment (USD) | $1 |
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| Bids Placed | 1 jump to bid history | ||
| Starting Bid (USD) | $46.00 | ||
| Reserve Price (USD) | none | ||
| Starts | January 31, 2012 9:20 AM (PST) | Basic Shipping Information | |
| Ends | February 7, 2012 9:11 AM (PST) | Shipping Cost | 4.00 paid by buyer |
| Auction Category | Rough Opal > Black Opal Rough | Optional Shipping Insurance within Australia (USD) | 7.00 |
| Auction ID | 21172 | Optional Shipping Insurance rest of world (USD) | 11.00 |
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LITTLE SAND INCLUSIONS ON FACE BUT PIECE IS THICK SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLEAN THIS PIECE UP |
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 COLOR BAR THICK SO EASY TO CUT A GOOD SIZE STONE FROM THIS PIECE |
 STILL COVERED WITH SANDSTONE SO WILL NEED TO BE RUB MORE |
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 PLENTY OF OPAL LEFT AS THICK ON THIS SIDE |
* Hint: Click on the thumbnails above to see the full sized version. Images are of the actual item unless otherwise indicated.
Description
THIS IS A NATURAL PIECE OR ROUGH OPAL FROM THE OPAL FIELDS OF
OPAL IS MINED FROM MINING TOWNS LIKE LIGHTNING RIDGE, COOBER PEDY, WINTON, QUILPIE AND KOROIT
ROUGH OPAL CAN BE CUT INTO A GEMSTONE, OPAL BEAD, INLAY FOR JEWELLERY, OPAL TRIPLETS AND DOUBLETS, CARVINGS AND MUCH MORE
OPAL MINING IS EXTREMLY HARD WORK AND CAN BE DONE WITH A PICK HAND-SINK SHAFT AND SHOVAL TO LARGE TUNNELLING MACHINERY BLOWERS AND EXCAVATOR
DESCRIPTION:
BLACK OPAL ROUGH STRAIGHT FROM THE FIELDS AT LIGHTNING RIDGE ELECTRIC GREEN BLUE FIRE THIS WILL CUT A NICE BLACK OPAL
10.95 CTS
17 X 11 X 11 MM
CODE AR 1121
6 mm is 1/4 INCH
PICTURE OF THIS OPAL IS TAKEN WET SO YOU CAN SEE THE FIRE HOW IT WILL CUT AND POLISH.
YOU WILL ENJOY CUTTING THIS ROUGH OPAL
WHAT IS OPAL??
OPAL FROM THE GREEK WORD OPALLOS MEANING TO SEE CHANGE OF COLOUR IS A FORMATION OF NON CRYSTALLINE SILICA GEL MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO THIS GEL SEEPED INTO CREVICES AND CRACKS IN THE SEDIMENTARY STRATE. THROUGH EONS OF TIME ANDTHROUGH NATURES HEATING AND MOULDING PROCESSES THIS GEL HARDENED AND CAN BE FOUND IN THE FORMS OF OPAL.
OPAL SETS APART FROM OTHER GEMSTONES BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUE APPERANCE
NO TWO OPALS ARE THE SAME
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY A CUT AND POLISHED BLACK OPAL PLEASE CLICK HERE
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS BELOW.
*** CHECK MY FEEDBACK OF PREVOUS HAPPY CUSTOMERS ***
***** ONLY SERIOUS BIDDERS PLEASE. *****
TO VIEW MORE ROUGH OPAL CLICK HERE.
Bidding History
| Member | Bid | Time & Date |
| blazingsaddles | 46.00 | February 7, 2012 9:09:57 AM (PST) |
AUSTRALIANROUGHOPAL's Shipping, Handling & Return Policies
We ship with First Class Australia Post World Wide for $4.00 flat fee per item.
COMBINED SHIPPING now available SIX wins for only $9.00 shipping worldwide. Please checkout after 6 wins before bidding again to take advantage of this offer. shipping takes 7 /10 business days depending on time of year Christmas / Easter shipping does take longer
Insurance is optional at $7.00 for first 100 values then $3.00 for each $100 value after.
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If you choose not to take insurance, we cannot be held liable if the parcel gets lost or damaged in transit. Parcels not insured I can not help you with and can not be Guaranteed
AUSTRALIAN Buyers-add 10% GST to your purchase only ,not shipping
If your UNHAPPY with ANY PURCHASE please email me straight away to resolve before leaving feedback ,so we can work it out , I do exchange , as I want all my customers to be HAPPY with there purchase ( HAPPY OPALS )
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Questions & Comments
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WolfPacker, 1 Mar 2011:
Can you supply a description of the color bar in this opal along with some photos from the sides and back.
AUSTRALIANROUGHOPAL, 2 Mar 2011:
Hi I have added more pictures of this piece for you still some sandstone so needs to be rub a little more but you can see from one of the sides there is still plenty of opal left so you should still end of with a good size oval stone , thanks best regards Patrik
AUSTRALIANROUGHOPAL, 7 Feb:
Hi Carol , thanks glad your are going good , very cold I use to live in Sweden and very cold there too , if I can help out any other way let me know , all the best kind regards Patrik