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7.10 cts Pipi Shell Lightning Ridge FO-2539 ///FOSSIL OPALS
- SKU
- FO-2539
- Dimensions (mm)
- 16.9 x 15.4 x 6.3mm
- Weight (cts)
- 7.1
- Shape
- Freeform
- Type
- Specimen
- Colours
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PIPI SHELL FOSSIL
LIGHTNING RIDGE AUSTRALIA
The sandstone at Lightning Ridge once formed the floor of an ancient shallow inland sea where plants, aquatic life and occasionally the bones and teeth of animals were preserved. As they tunnel through these sediments searching for precious opal, miners sometimes find these fossils.
-Origin-Lightning Ridge (ancient sea bed fossilized in sandstone)
Type--Pipi shell replaced or coated with opal (opalized fossil)
Appearance--Shell texture with opal iridescence—often black crystal or semi‐black
Sizes--Typically 9–30 carats, polished freeform
Value Drivers--Body tone (blackness), brightness, colour play pattern, size, condition
Price Range--From ~$60 USD for smaller pieces to ~$6,000+ for large N1-grade specimens
Note : Pictures are taken wet to show the colours
TRADING AS TRUEBLUEOPALS / LIGHTNINGOPALS LLC
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- SKU
- FO-2539
- Dimensions (mm)
- 16.9 x 15.4 x 6.3 mm
- Weight (cts)
- 7.1
- Shape
- Freeform
- Type
- Specimen
- Colours
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PIPI SHELL FOSSIL
LIGHTNING RIDGE AUSTRALIA
The sandstone at Lightning Ridge once formed the floor of an ancient shallow inland sea where plants, aquatic life and occasionally the bones and teeth of animals were preserved. As they tunnel through these sediments searching for precious opal, miners sometimes find these fossils.
-Origin-Lightning Ridge (ancient sea bed fossilized in sandstone)
Type--Pipi shell replaced or coated with opal (opalized fossil)
Appearance--Shell texture with opal iridescence—often black crystal or semi‐black
Sizes--Typically 9–30 carats, polished freeform
Value Drivers--Body tone (blackness), brightness, colour play pattern, size, condition
Price Range--From ~$60 USD for smaller pieces to ~$6,000+ for large N1-grade specimens
Note : Pictures are taken wet to show the colours
TRADING AS TRUEBLUEOPALS / LIGHTNINGOPALS LLC
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Love this little fossil! The colours really pop and is so much better in person!! Thank you.
