BLOOD RED ON BLACK BASE

THIS IS A FIREY SPECIMEN OF ROUGH OPAL FROM ETHIOPIA .THE COLOURS ARE ELECTRIC AND VERY BRILLANT.THIS WILL BE A INTERESTING SPECIMEN TO CUT OR KEEP AS IT IS.AS WITH AUSTRALIAN BLACK OPAL THERE ARE SEVERAL SHADES OF BLACK AND SO IT IS THE SAME WITH ETHIOPIAN OPAL.THIS SPECIMEN IS VERY BLACK WITH GEM FIRE-GREAT FOR ANY COLLECTION.THIS MATERIAL IS VOLCANIC IN ORIGIN .RED IS VERY RARE IN THE AUSTRALIAN [ABOUT 1% OF PRODUCTION.]

THIS STONE HAS COME OUT OF MY COLLECTION. IT HAS BEEN STORED IN PARRIFIN OIL WITH ALL MY OTHER GOOD STONES AND IT HAS BEEN KEPT IN MY SAFE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AS IT WAS MINED IN APP 2001.WE HAVE TAKEN A PHOTO OF THE STONE WET. WEIGHT: 7.60CTS SIZE: 18X15X8mm BODY TONE: N1 BRIGHTNESS: OUT OF 5- 5

For tips on cutting this stone go to the OPAL FORUM section on the front page-Then go to CUTTING OPAL and you will see CUTTING /STABILIZING ETHIOPIAN OPAL AS THIS IS OUR WHOLE SALE PRICE SO WE HAVE NO HESITATION IN OFFERING A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF YOU ARE NOT PLEASED WITH YOUR WIN.