4.75 CTS BLACK OPAL ROUGH FROM LIGHTNING RIDGE

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About This Auction		About This Seller: AUSTRALIANROUGHOPAL
this item is available for immediate purchase!	15
Minimum Bid (USD)		Feedback Rating	99.01% Positive
Current Bid (USD)	0.00	Member Since	December 5, 2005 in Australia
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Starting Bid (USD)	14.99
Reserve Price (USD)	none
Starts	November 20, 2008 6:40 PM
Ends	November 26, 2008 6:30 PM	Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category	Rough Opal > Black Opal Rough	Shipping Cost	3.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID	59113	Shipping Insurance (optional)	7.00
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Description

THIS IS A NATURAL PIECE OR ROUGH OPAL FROM THE OPAL FIELDS OF AUSTRALIAOPAL IS MINED FROM MINING TOWNS LIKE LIGHTNING RIDGE, COOBER PEDY, WINTON, QUILPIE AND KOROITROUGH OPAL CAN BE CUT INTO A GEMSTONE, OPAL BEAD, INLAY FOR JEWELLERY, OPAL TRIPLETS AND DOUBLETS, CARVINGS AND MUCH MOREOPAL 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 LIGHNTING RIDGE AUSTRALIA OPAL IS IN THE ROUGH AND NEEDS TO BE RUB TO SHOW THE COLOUR AND CUT INTO GEMSTONE I HAVE INCLUDED A PICTURE IN MY HAND SO YOU GET AN IDEA OF THE SIZE OF THE PIECE

4.75 CTS

21 X 15 X 3 MM

CODE BR 267

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.

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 OR EMAIL ME AT AUSTRALIANROUGHOPAL@HOTMAIL.COM REGARDS PATRIK

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