Crystal opal featuring orange, green, blue and purple. This gemstone is oval cut with a medium cabochon for jewelry, art or collection (.3280 x .2300 x .1350 in., 1 ct.).
Back of crystal opal featuring orange, green, blue and purple. This gemstone is oval cut with a medium cabochon for jewelry, art or collection (.3280 x .2300 x .1350 in., 1 ct.).

Buoyant Crystal Opal, 1 ct.

$629.72

Crystal opal featuring orange, green, blue and purple. This gemstone is oval cut with a medium cabochon for jewelry, art or collection (.3280 x .2300 x .1350 in., 1 ct.).

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Description

Crystal opal is usually all play of color due to no or very little potch. This gives it the ultimate 3D color-on-color effect.

Variety: Natural Light Opal Type 1
Body Tone: Light N8 (17)
Brightness: Bright
Transparency: Transparent
Colour: Green-Orange
Hue: Normal Tones
Outline: Oval Shape
Profle: Medium Cabochon
Origin: Lighting Ridge
Pattern: Mossy Pattern
Display: Weak or Blank 1 Angle
Distribution: 70 – 79%
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: 1 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

Crystal opals are the closest rival in value and quality to black opal.

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Additional information

Weight 45 g
Dimensions 9 × 6.5 × 1.5 in
Color

Orange, Green, Blue, Purple
Shape

Oval

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