Upper left ; 8x6x3 mm
Upper midle; 8x7x3 mm
Upper right ; 10x7x3 mm
Left below ; 9x5x3 mm
Middle below ; 9x7x4 mm
Rigth below ; 10x5x2 mm

Opaal - Australië

Opals in Lightningridge are the most sought after and the most precious Opals in the world! There is still a lot of mining, but due to the high prices it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain new material. They can have all kinds of patterns and any colors you can imagine. Cutting Australian Opal is a specialized job. One must maintain a thin layer of color while removing all Potsh and sand inclusions.

This set consists of 6 completely natural Australian Opals from Lightningridge. There is a play of color in each stone, but with one stone it is clearer than the others. The clarity of the pieces also varies enormously. And this is difficult to photograph, mainly because I have to use flash for the photos. Not all stones are free of Potsh and inclusions. "Potsh is a term used for colorless Australian Opals".

These are Dark or Dark crystal opals. Crystal opals are the opals that are transparent/translucent. And dark opals are opals with a dark potsh underside that do not yet fall into the category of black opals. Black Opals are the most precious opals in the world and are only found in Australia.