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Boulder Opal 1095

spectacular array of opal colors with main red orange green features

$5,000.00

Free Form Opal from the Winton Fields (see video below)

Type of Opal:  Boulder Opal

Size: 22×8 mm (7/8×5/16”)

Total Carats:  5.7

Shape: Free Form

Origin: Winton or Quilpie Australia

Registered Post:  Free to your door or post office box

Description of this stone

This quality red, orange, green, blue on Black Boulder opal comes from the Western Queensland Opal fields.  Stones like this are becoming rarer as the opal fields are running out. The price of Opal, unlike many gemstones is influenced by supply and demand, not by international cartels who agree on price increases. Hence, opal is destined to go up in value as the supply becomes more restricted which is happening at present. The color of these stones is completely natural, in contrast to diamonds [for example] which depends on manmade facets to reflect the spectrum colors.

Many Boulder Opals are presented with some of their ‘mother’ ironstone showing in the foreground.  This often adds to the interest of the opal piece because the patterns and shapes that present themselves often stimulate the imagination, much like the clouds in a clear blue sky.  This particular stone is a full faced boulder with no ironstone showing.

Totally unique in the world with dramatic reds with multiple other colors.

Location

Boulder Opal is from Queensland and is also a variety of black opal if it is found with a dark or black background similar to Lightning Ridge Opal.