what is australian white opal
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White Opals Also known as 'milk' or 'milky' opals, Australian white opals are distinguished by their pale white or light body tone, indicated in the below chart under light opal. As with any kind of opal, white opals can display any colour of the spectrum in a beautiful play of colour.
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How is Opal Mined? Other stones are cut from the ironstone matrix containing opal. The Australian export market for opals has been in decline in recent years, but this trend is likely to be turned around as production increases from existing and new deposits. Australia exports most of its opal to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, USA and Europe.
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What Is Ethiopian Welo Opal? Ethiopian Welo opal is a new type of opal found in 2008 in the Welo region of Ethiopia. It is considered to be the most stable kind of opal found in Africa so far.atrix opal is a type of boulder opal that is found diffused throughout the host rock. Some types of matrix opals are treated with black carbon to enhance color. Fire opal. Fire opal is a term commonly used to describe opals which display a significant amount of red coloring.
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October Birthstone October Birthstone-the Color of the OpalThe name opal actually means to see a change in color.. The opal occurs in several types of color. The White opal has a white body color with pastel glints of rainbow color. Black opal has a blue, gray or black body color.
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Gold Opal card still not quite the ticket The Gold Opal card became available to NSW seniors, pensioner concession cardholders and NSW war widows last week, online or over the phone, with travel capped at $2.50 a day but NSW seniors who work 20 hours a week or more who hold a National Pensioners Card, not a NSW pension card, will be left out in the cold.
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Chalama Black Opal JTV is the first to bring this newly treated opal to the market. Out of a 100,000 carat production of crystal and white Welo opal you will find that roughly 20% will have a medium to darker base color ranging from yellow/orange to tea-colored.f this is any indication of what else might come out of Ethiopia’s cornucopia of opal wealth, then we should have years of collecting ahead. With Chalama black opal, you get the great value and variety that JTV has become known for in the world of beautiful colored gemstones.
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What is opal? Opal occurs in many varieties, two of which are precious opal and potch. Colour in precious opal is caused by the regular array of silica spheres and voids diffracting white light, and breaking it up into the colours of the spectrum.
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Opal A high percentage of the opal found there occurs in thin layers. Other significant deposits of precious opal around the world can be found in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Turkey, Indonesia, Brazil (in Pedro II, Piaui), Piauí Honduras-Erandique Lempira Lempira, Department guatemala And. nicaraguahe internal structure of precious opal makes it diffract light; depending on the conditions in which it formed, it can take on many colors. Precious opal ranges from clear through white, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, magenta, rose, pink, slate, olive, brown, and black.
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Australian Black opal & Boulder opal specialist LIGHTNING RIDGE-BLACK OPAL TOWN. I don't think there is any better name to replace this town calling ‘Lightning Ridge’ where it is famous for such a beautiful gemstone-BLACK OPAL.It is located in North Western New South Wales and close enough to the border line of Queensland, this town is just so ‘unique’. don't think there is any better name to replace this town calling ‘Lightning Ridge’ where it is famous for such a beautiful gemstone-BLACK OPAL.
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A Large Andamooka Sugar Treated Matrix Opal When Andamooka matrix is mined it's a pale rock with very little show of colour, however it's then chemically treated to blacken the sandstone, which provides the dark base to show off the opal within. The matrix is soaked in a saturated sugar solution and then cooked in sulphuric acid. This carbonates the sugar soaked up within the sandstone, turning it black.
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- Chalama Black Opal takes the fine jewelry industry by storm. A new variety of Ethiopian Opal has been developed by Jewelry Television (JTV), which is the world’s largest retailer of loose gemstones for fine jewelry.The gem’s name, the Chalama Black Opal, comes from the Amharic (Ethiopia’s native language) word that means “to darken.”.According to DiamondNe.ws, Ethiopian Opal was discovered in 2008 and is known for its vibrant colors and unique patterns.ll Things Jewelry. A new variety of Ethiopian Opal has been developed by Jewelry Television (JTV), which is the world’s largest retailer of loose gemstones for fine jewelry.
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Types of Opal Black Opals are usually mined in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, and are the most famous, and sought-after type of opal. The term ‘black opal’ does not mean that the stone is completely black (a common mistake), it simply means the stone has a dark body tone in comparison to a white opal.
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Wildlife, Nature & Soft Adventure Tours White opal is the opal usually found outside Australia. However, other forms of opal - black, boulder and crystal - occur in Australia, and are usually more sought after, as their internal fire and dance of light is better seen.
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What is opal? When common opal is found in association with precious opal, it is known as potch. About 95% of all opal mined from the opal fields is common or potch, that is opal that is basically one coloured, i.e. white, grey, black, and is only suitable for backings for doublets or triplets.ver 95% of the world's precious opal comes from Australia, and opal is Australia's national gemstone. While several different types of opal are present in nature, there are two main varieties-precious opal and common opal or potch. Precious opals exhibit the characteristic play-of-colour, and is comparatively rare.
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- Your Finest Source For Opals. Ethiopian Welo opal is one of the most amazing opals on the market. The plays of colors often go completely through the whole piece of rough making it much easier to make a nicely shaped cut with absolutely amazing patterns and plays of color seen nowhere else in the natural world.t has been a large topic of discussion, how to cut and polish Ethiopian opal. There is a lot of talk that this material is not stable and breaks and chips easily, an idea that was probably fueled by the nodule type Mezezo opals of Ethiopia that would often crack and craze.
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White Opal Meaning The stone named white opal because this stone has white color, and is also known as milky opal. White opal stone is also distinguished by the light body tone and structure, less vibrant color, which is capable to display any color of the spectrum, making it beautiful gemstone to wear.
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Gemstone and Jewelry Glossary Opal is a unique gemstone that often displays a beautiful play-of-color. Opal exhibits all colors and both light and dark base colors that reflect a rainbow-like display of multiple colors when viewed from different angles (play-of-color). On Mohs' scale of hardness, opal ranks 5.5 to 6.5.
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Famous Opals Aurora Australis (picture and information courtesy of Altmann & Cherny) The Aurora Australis was found in 1938 at Lightning Ridge and is considered the world's most valuable black opal. The oval, cut and polished stone has a harlequin pattern with dominant red, green and blue colors against a black background. It weighs 180 cts. and is 3 inches by 1.8 inches.
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- As a result of low opal output and falling US dollar (relative to the Australian dollar) prices have been rising considerably. For example, opal costing US$200 in 2002 would now in 2004 cost US$320 due to the falling US dollar alone, without the additional cost rise associated with the reduced opal supply. Black Opal Retail Value in US Dollars: Source: Opal Identification and Value - Paul Downing.
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- Black Opal is considered the most valuable and expensive of Opals. It has a dark background color when viewed from above. Black opal stones that have a dominance of intense red color are the most expensive.
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Opal Crystal Opal - transparent to semi-transparent Precious Opal, with an exceptional play of color; the “see-through” body color can be colorless, light or dark. Crystal Opal is an extraordinary stone of health and healing, supporting the entire being.
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- Crystal Description. Opal is a hydrous silicon dioxide mineraloid (it has no crystalline structure, and between 10% to 20% water content). There are 2 groups of Opal: Precious Opal (play of colour) and Common Opal (no play of colour).
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Girasol, Blue Opal, Girasol Quartz Confusion Explained This article and guide is about the material being misrepresented as Girasol Opal, Blue Opal, and Girasol, especially by the Metaphysical folks. This material is actually a White Star Quartz from Madagascar, identical to the star rose quartz from the same region. It is sometimes, although incorrectly, referred to as Girasol Quartz, but do not be fooled, there is nothing Girasol about it, it is just Quartz! And it is an FTC Violation to sell as anything but, not to mention fraudulent as well.
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Quality Australian Opal Jewelry See thousands of Opal jewelry pieces, Stunning and genuine Australian opal stones. International perpetual guarantee. (left)Visitors from Germany to the old Opal miner’s Hut and Jewelry store at the southern end of the Gold Coast, Australia. The store was set up as an outpost to the opal mines in Lightning Ridge.
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- Fire Opal. Fire opal is an unusual variety of opal from Mexico, with colors ranging from yellow to orange and orange-red. Like the familiar opal, the fire opal is hydrated silicon dioxide. But unlike the traditional opal, many Mexican opals are clear enough for facets. Play of color, body color and transparency are the three criteria which determine the price of a fire opal.