Opal carvings
Opal collectors are especially fond of opal animal carvings, including elephants and alligators, horses and turtles. Black opal is expensive, so black-opal animal carvings are rare.
Boulder Opal is good for hand-carving, as is strong ironstone with veins of opal colour. Craftspeople can obtain a high polish on their opal or even apply a hand-etched finish. Asian professional carvers, especially those who have worked with jade, make exquisite opal animal carvings.
Source your opal carvings direct from opal wholesalers and/or opal jewelry manufactures and carvers.
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Last Update: 3 Jan 2011