ORIGIN
Lightning Ridge (NSW) Australia

DIMENSIONS
8.6mm x 7.3mm diameter x 4.4mm deep

CARAT WEIGHT
1.52ct

CUT
Oval shaped cabochon

DESCRIPTION
Light crystal base, with brilliant green, blue and purple colour flashes, double sided colour, large rolling flashes, transparent, good cut and polish.

CUTTER Ralph Pownall

TREATMENT
None

COMMENTS If you want a bright, light-filled opal with flashes of colour that dance and move across the stone when you rotate it this opal is for you. Featuring green, blue and purple colours in large rolling flashes against a light body tone. This opal would make a lovely hero stone for a ring or a pendant. In Australian Aboriginal legend, opal was termed the ‘Rainbow Serpent” and was admired for its unique energy and beauty. Today, more than 95% of the world’s opal is mined in Australia. Opal is Australia’s national gemstone and is considered the finest and brightest in the world. It can convey a mood that is as varied as its type. Types include white opal, crystal, boulder, matrix, Yowah nuts and the most famous of all – high-quality Lightning Ridge material from NSW, the home of the Australian black opal.                                                                                                                                                 

DURABILITY Opal is a softer gemstone – at 5.5-6.5 on Mohs scale – and is recommended for occasional wear. Wearers should take care to avoid abrasion and hard knocks on their opal jewellery.