CRYSTAL OPAL

Lightning Ridge ,Australia

CHINESE WRITING

POLISHED STONE

The "script" will often seem to appear and disappear or change shape as you tilt the stone

That unique green pattern is a rare and highly collectible feature in Australian opals known as a "Chinese Writing" or "Script" pattern.

It happens when the microscopic silica spheres that make up the opal are arranged in long, thin columns rather than random clusters. When light hits these columns, it creates those sharp, angular strokes that look like handwritten characters or calligraphy.

Because this pattern is so distinct and "stands out" against the darker or translucent base, it is much more valuable than a standard floral or rolling flash pattern.

NOTE -unfortunately our camera picks up the mauve in the stone which the eye cannot see so please consider this colour to be blue if in this stone.

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