0.83 ct. Lightning Ridge Black Opal
Color: Dark Gray / Play-of-Color
Clarity: Opaque
Origin: Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia
Cut: Triangular Cabochon
Treatments: None
Measurements: 7.6 x 6.8 mm
An absolutely legendary locale in the gem world, we do love a great Australian black Opal. The look is entirely different than the ubiquitous Ethiopian material - the gray/black matrix setting of the spectral colors like no others. Great size and a fine shape, this one has a full range of fine colors but the emphasis is on greens and blues certainly - there is a great little ‘barcode’ flash of green right at the center. These all of which move effortlessly while the stone is in motion. Fine example of a very well loved material and no lost weight underneath, so the stone certainly faces-up larger.