Lightning Ridge black opal with red, orange, gold, green and blue flashes. A round cut and medium cabochon make it ideal for jewelry, art or collection (.2105 x .1980 x .1025 in., .39 ct.)
Back of Lightning Ridge black opal with red, orange, gold, green and blue flashes. A round cut and medium cabochon make it ideal for jewelry, art or collection (.2105 x .1980 x .1025 in., .39 ct.)

Jubilant Lightning Ridge Black Opal, .26 ct.

$300.00

This .26 ct. Lightning Ridge black opal celebrates color with red, orange, gold, green and blue flashes. A round cut and medium cabochon make it ideal for jewelry, art or collection (.1830 x .1720 x .0795 in., .26 ct.). BOD-2-16

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Description

Lightning Ridge black opal is some of the most famous in the world.

Variety: Natural Black Opal Type 1
Body Tone: Black N4 (7)
Brightness: Slightly Bright
Transparency: Translucent
Colour: Yellow-Multi
Hue: Normal Tones
Outline: Round
Profle: Medium Cabochon
Origin: Lighting Ridge
Pattern: Mixed Pattern
Display: Weak or Blank 1 Angle
Distribution: 60 – 69%
Inclusions: Loupe Visible Only
MOHS Scale: 4.5-6.5
Polish: 2.15+0.08-0.09
R.F.I.: 1.450+0.020
Spec Gravity: 1.98 – 2.25
Carat Weight: .26 Carats
Formula: Si02nH20
Fracture: Conchoidal – Uneven
Lustre: Vitreous – Resinous
Flourescence: May phosphoresce in long /short wave
Absorption: Spectra 660nm, 470nm
Category: Mineraloid (Amorphorous)
Crystal Habit: Irregular ‘nodular’ Veins
Composition: Hydroussilicondioxide.3-21%/weight
Crystal Form: Amorphous, pseudomorph, botryoidal

Lightning Ridge black opal is found at Australia’s center for black opal mining.

Additional information

Weight 45 g
Dimensions 9 × 6.5 × 1.5 in
Color

Red, Orange, Gold, Green, Blue
Shape

Round

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