It’s the largest super sized Lightning Ridge Black Opal I have ever heard of or seen. This Black Opal was found many years ago by a miner at the Lightning Ridge Opal Field in Australia. The opal miner, a few years ago, finally decided to sell it to the gentleman I met.
Someday this gem will be remembered like the Famous “Hope Diamond” for it’s uniqueness and rarity. The Opal Is one piece with thickness up to 14mm, longest point 106, and widest point 84.5mm.
The recommended wholesale value is US $4,000.00 per carat with a total current wholesale value of $3,020,000.
This gemstone has almost every color of the rainbow, changing shades from purple, to blue, to vivid blue green, with lemon, orange and red. From every angle, with even the slightest movement, the variety of color and pattern changes.
It is truly an amazing gemstone recognized worldwide for it’s outstanding uniqueness and this is the only natural gemstone that was ever found that from a specific angle has a clearly visible picture of Mt. Fuji, with red hot lava flowing down the sides.
Well I guess if you have an October birthday, like my mother or good friend Jenifer Jeffers, then it’s gotta go on the ”must have” list right? Anyway, thought that was truly an amazing thing to see and thought you all may like to see and hear about it as well.
I know all about this opal. I cut it and looked after it for 6 months. This opal has history. It has been stolen at least once. Locked up in a police station. Hidden in a loaf of bread. I could go on and on.roughopals@bigpond.com
ReplyDeleteI know all about this opal. I cut it and looked after it for 6 months. This opal has history. It has been stolen at least once. Locked up in a police station. Hidden in a loaf of bread. I could go on and on.roughopals@bigpond.com
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