2.81 ct. Lightning Ridge Black Opal
Color: Dark Gray / Play-of-Color
Clarity: Opaque
Origin: Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia
Cut: Triangular Cabochon
Treatments: None
Measurements: 15.3 x 10.7 x e 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 - the amount of deep, violet-blue in this one is quite stunning. All of these colors move effortlessly while the stone is in motion. A truly dazzling example of a very well loved material and no lost weight underneath, so the stone certainly faces-up larger.