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Prices. Opal Auctions has all shapes and sizes of Crystal Opal for sale from the famous location of
Lightning Ridge.
We have this separate crystal opal category exclusively for Lightning
ridge crystal opals.
Generally these crystal opals can be righter fire than from other
opal fields and also some are the rare black crystal opal
When opal is formed it is silica consistency and this silica
can form in pockets or as seam opal in layers.
So when n opal forms it can be on potch or just in sandy bedrock or shin cracker material that
the opal cutter will cut of and leave clean crystal. But some opal will form on
grey potch and even fewer will form on black potch. This opal is called black
opal and sometimes the opal will have dark body tone like N1 or N2 but have no black
potch and these are called black crystal opals, which are very rare and can
display stunning patterns
Lightning ridge crystal opals are known for sun fire or
sunset fire opal colours and some can be stunning a patterns and also have
reputation that these opals are good to wear in dull light or going out at
night a slight reflection can be very good on these opal’s
The opal fields of Cochran produced lot nobby opals so these
opals can have good cabochon and reflect fire colours all the way around so are
ideal opal rings stone
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